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Blue Morpho Common Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) resting on a Brugmansia flower. Morpho peleides,Peleides Blue Morpho Click/tap to enlarge

Blue Morpho

Common Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) resting on a Brugmansia flower.

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    Joost Thissen
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    Beautiful butterfly! Posted 12 years ago

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The Peleides blue morpho

"Morpho peleides", the Peleides blue morpho, common morpho or the emperor is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay and Trinidad. Most authorities believe that "peleides" is a subspecies of "Morpho helenor".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Nicole Cieslak Linthicum

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Uploaded Oct 9, 2012. Captured May 8, 2011 09:37.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1600
  • 95mm