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Blue Morpho highlight, Santa María, Colombia Morphos are common in Santa María, Colombia. They are big, fast and strong flyers. They are so bright blue that as they fly, it's like police lights flickering. In this somewhat dramatized photo I'm showing how bright their blue is. Boyacá,Colombia,Morpho menelaus,Santa María,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Blue Morpho highlight, Santa María, Colombia

Morphos are common in Santa María, Colombia. They are big, fast and strong flyers. They are so bright blue that as they fly, it's like police lights flickering. In this somewhat dramatized photo I'm showing how bright their blue is.

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    Pudding4brains
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    Amazing shot of the iridescence - well done !! :o) Posted 8 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! Posted 8 years ago

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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 Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 22, 2017. Captured Oct 19, 2016 11:26.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.2
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm

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