Heliconius ismenius telchina on Egyptian Stars
Heliconius sapho
Monarch green and gold
Old World Swallowtail
Black, white and red
Tiger Longwing
Banded Orange / Dryadula phaetusa
Blue Morpho
Contrasts
Common Eggfly butterfly / Hypolimnas bolina
Tiger-striped Longwing / Heliconius ismenius telch…
Banded Orange / Dryadula phaetusa
Common Eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina
Common Sargeant, Athyma perius
Black beauty
Beginnings
Mosaic, Colobura dirce
Blue Wave, Myscelia cyaniris
On Hibiscus
Blue Wave, Myscelia cyaniris
Heliconius cydno
Blue Clipper
Mosaic, Colobura dirce
Pink Cattleheart, Parides iphidamas
Common Sargeant, Athyma perius
Owl Butterfly
Two for the price of one
Black and white
Emerald Swallowtail
Great Eggfly Butterfly
Grecian Shoemaker
Upside down
Malachite butterfly
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Blue Morpho
A beautiful, large Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides), seen in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo.
"As its common name implies, the blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed. When the blue morpho flies, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morpho is appearing and disappearing."
www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=blue_butterfly
"As its common name implies, the blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed. When the blue morpho flies, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morpho is appearing and disappearing."
www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=blue_butterfly
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