Large butterfly hanging upside down, Santa María, Colombia

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341Boyacá
4486Colombia
8Morpho menelaus
342Santa María
5495South America
7386World

comments (2)

WildFlower

Lion

I would say this is a Morpho menelaus emerging from the chrysalis.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Morpho_menelaus_a.htm Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks a lot, looks like a great match! Posted 6 years ago

The Menelaus Morpho

The Blue Morpho is an iridescent tropical butterfly of Central and South America. It has a wing span of 15 cm. The adult drinks juice from rotten fruit with its long proboscis, which is like a sucking tube. The adult males have brighter colours than the females.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower