Bell with Morpho didius & Morpho Menelaus

Bell with Morpho didius & Morpho Menelaus

The Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho didius), also known as the Blue Sky butterfly, is an impressive butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is characterized by its bright blue upper wings, the blue being caused by the interference of light on the scales on the wings, which are arranged like a fir tree, and not by pigments. The wingspan of these butterflies is about 95 to 120 millimeters. In females, the blue is not as intense as in males. The leading edges of the forewings and the outer edges of the forewings and hindwings are black. The undersides of the wings are brown with wavy white stripes and have yellow-bordered eyespots, four of which are on the hindwing and three on the forewing.
Morpho menelaus is characterized by its large, bright blue wings, which often have a metallic sheen. The upper sides of the wings are an iridescent blue that can vary depending on the light. The undersides of the wings are more inconspicuous and brown, which provides camouflage for the butterfly when it is at rest.

Happen:
These fascinating butterflies can be found near forest edges, forest paths and on plantations in the tropical rainforests of Mexico, Central America, North and South America, Trinidad and other West Indian islands. Their distribution area extends to an altitude of about 1,400 meters above sea level.