Blue Morpho Butterfly
Key West Butterfly Center, Florida | Nature’s Persona | Photography

Butterflies are delicate, elegant, little fragile creatures. I always imaging them like dancers in the air, as they fly around. This Blue Morpho Butterfly was amazing.  I am so glad to have been able to capture him with his wings spread open absorbing the energy of the light.  The vibrant blue color was remarkable.  Most of the time I see these butterflies with their wings in a closed position, brown and black patterns that camouflage so on tree trunks, but to capture the vibrant blue was such a treat.

Morpho peleides Kollar, the blue morpho butterfly, also known as the peleides blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a brightly colored butterfly abundant in tropical environments in Central and South America. They can be seen flying in open areas such as paths, trails, forest edges, and rivers, and avoiding dense forest. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed. This butterfly is often featured in museums and zoos having butterfly houses or butterfly rainforests in the United States.

The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. … The underside of the morpho’s wings on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed.