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Morpho rhetenor helena butterfly

This is one of the most incredible butterflies! No matter what light it is in, the blue seems to glow as is from its own power source-- absolutely electric. The morpho (that word means "change") family of butterflies are from South America, and are so called because of the shimmering iridescence of their scales.

 

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Uploaded on April 30, 2008
Taken on April 30, 2008