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Blue banded morpho

Morpho achilles

Description:

•They are neotropical butterflies. •They eat mainly fruits or fermenting juice and tree sap. •The caterpillars feed on various species of climbing plants.

Habitat:

Argentina, Suriname, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Paraguay and Brazil -I saw this butterfly in Itaipava (RJ, Brazil)

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BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 8, 2016
Submitted on Sep 3, 2016

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