Blue Morpho
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The Blue Morpho refers to several species of Morpho butterfly, including:
- Morpho menelausMorpho menelausThe Menelaus Blue Morpho is an iridescent tropical butterfly of Central and South America. It has a wing span of . The adult drinks juice from rotten fruit with its long proboscis, which is like a sucking tube. The adult males have brighter colours than the females.The larvae eat plants at night...
(Menelaus Blue Morpho) - Morpho peleidesMorpho peleidesThe Peleides Blue Morpho, Common Morpho, or The Emperor is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay, and Trinidad....
(Peleides Blue Morpho) - Morpho rhetenorMorpho rhetenorThe Rhetenor Blue Morpho is a Neotropical butterfly.It is found in Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.Many subspecies and forms have been described.-Etymology:...