Peleides Blue Morpho
The Peleides Blue Morpho is brown with markings when the wings are closed but when open, the wings are an iridescent blue. The wingspan ranges from 7.5–20 cm (3.0–7.9 in). The butterfly lives only 115 days. Its favorite food is rotting fruit. This one is sipping on a banana. The sun was so bright that the blue-grey bands at the edge of the wings look white in this photo. Butterfly Garden, Natural History Museum, Gainesville, Florida.
Peleides Blue Morpho
The Peleides Blue Morpho is brown with markings when the wings are closed but when open, the wings are an iridescent blue. The wingspan ranges from 7.5–20 cm (3.0–7.9 in). The butterfly lives only 115 days. Its favorite food is rotting fruit. This one is sipping on a banana. The sun was so bright that the blue-grey bands at the edge of the wings look white in this photo. Butterfly Garden, Natural History Museum, Gainesville, Florida.