A Difficult Colour to Capture - TNY_2289
The blue morpho (Morpho peleides), also known as the emperor butterfly is blue on the upper side of the wings.
Very blue. Like crazily, insanely blue. It shimmers quite a lot depending on the angle you see it from, making the colours even more fantastic.
The iridescent colour looks cool - but it is very difficult to capture in a photo. Compare the wing colours of this one with another specimen here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/26963220947/ - quite different-looking, right?
A Difficult Colour to Capture - TNY_2289
The blue morpho (Morpho peleides), also known as the emperor butterfly is blue on the upper side of the wings.
Very blue. Like crazily, insanely blue. It shimmers quite a lot depending on the angle you see it from, making the colours even more fantastic.
The iridescent colour looks cool - but it is very difficult to capture in a photo. Compare the wing colours of this one with another specimen here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/26963220947/ - quite different-looking, right?