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Morpho menelaus Stay still!!! Costa Rica,Morpho menelaus,Tortuguero Click/tap to enlarge

Morpho menelaus

Stay still!!!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I know exactly what you mean, they are impossible to capture on a sunny day. Posted 5 years ago
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      NattyOne
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      Spent a lot of time, trying to sneak up on a variety of butterflies Posted 5 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 NattyOne
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Uploaded Mar 9, 2020. Captured Aug 4, 2018 17:33.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
  • f/3.2
  • 1/202s
  • ISO125
  • 4.5mm