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Blue morpho
Blue morpho · Morpho peleides
Shimmering blue meets rainforest: the blue morpho fascinates with its iridescent play of colours and surprising camouflage in flight.
Fact file
- Size
- Wingspan up to 12 cm, sturdy body
- Males and females
- Females often appear paler, males a more intense blue
- Sounds
- Silent, but easy to notice in flight through its fluttering
- Diet
- Fruit juices, fermented fruit, tree sap
- Offspring
- Several hundred eggs are laid individually on food plants
How to identify Blue morpho
The blue morpho is striking for the intensely shimmering, blue-metallic upper sides of its wings. Seen up close, the colour appears alive and shifting, depending on the light. The underside of the wings is brownish and criss-crossed with fine, eye-spot-like patterns that provide good camouflage when the wings are closed.
With a wingspan of up to 12 centimetres, the blue morpho is one of the largest butterflies of the rainforest. The broad, rounded wing shape and sturdy body are characteristic. The butterfly is particularly eye-catching in flight thanks to the rapid alternation between blue shimmer and brown camouflage.
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