Morpho Butterfly Animal Pictures

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Rarest Butterflies in the World
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Blue Morpho Butterfly, Morpho peleides. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

Morpho peleides caterpillar eating a leaf.

Morpho peleides caterpillar
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Morpho peleides caterpillar eating a leaf.

Most Colorful Animals: Blue Morpho Butterfly

Most Colorful Animals: Blue Morpho Butterfly
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Beautiful close up view of the electric blue morpho butterfly in Costa Rica. Blue is actually an extremely rare color in nature.

Blue morpho butterfly, Morpho peleides showing brown underside that is used for camouflage.

Blue morpho butterfly, Morpho peleides
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Blue morpho butterfly, Morpho peleides showing brown underside that is used for camouflage.

Morpho butterfly on a dandelion.

Morpho butterfly
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Morpho butterfly on a dandelion.

Peleides Blue Morpho on flower blossom

Blue Morpho Butterfly
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When the Blue Morpho butterfly sleeps, it folds its wings to reveal a pattern that helps to ward off predators.

blue morpho butterfly on giant leaves
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The blue morpho is a type of butterfly that is truly recognized for its color.