Blue Morpho on a Blossom
by Eva Lechner
Title
Blue Morpho on a Blossom
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph-fine Art
Description
The Peleides Blue Morpho, Common Morpho, or The Emperor (Morpho peleides) is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay, and Trinidad. Some authorities believe that peleides is a subspecies of Morpho helenor.
The brilliant blue color in the butterfly's wings is caused by the diffraction of the light from millions of tiny scales on its wings. It uses this to frighten away predators, by flashing its wings rapidly. The wingspan of the Blue Morpho butterfly ranges from 7.5-20 cm (3.0-7.9 in). The entire Blue Morpho butterfly lifecycle, from egg to adult is only 115 days.
Its favourite food in captivity are mango, kiwi, and lychee. Morpho peleides butterflies live in the rainforests of South America, and can be found in Mexico and Central America.
The larvae of Morpho peleides butterflies are occasional cannibals. These caterpillars are red-brown with patches of bright green.
Morpho peleides butterflies stick together in groups to deter their predators, a form of mobbing behavior.
A macro taken in the butterfly house in Hamm,Germany
A winner,1st place in the contest Beautiful butterflies
2nd place in the Contest - Beautifully BLUE Butterflies-August 2018
3rd tied place in the Contest Blue Butterflies -March 2021
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January 19th, 2017
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Comments (49)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #27 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Sarah Irland
What a beautiful photograph, Eva! Nominated for a Special Feature in 1000 Views on 1 Image! L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Robyn King
Congratulations Eva your beautiful work is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please stop by and archive your artwork for a lasting record for buyers that visit our group!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your gorgeous work is featured on the home page of the quadruple-curated group, All Stars. Featured images are changed weekly. Please post your featured image in the discussion thread titled Feature Archives 2021 so it remains visible for fellow artists and potential buyers to enjoy later.
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Eva, for your Win in the Blue Butterfly Contest for this beautiful image! Voted.
Anne Ditmars
CONGRATULATIONS Eva on your 2nd Place Win in the Contest: Beautifully BLUE Butterflies with your exquisite entry: "Blue Morpho On A Blossom"! I will be sharing this beauty to the facebook group: Beautiful Butterflies Artwork and Photography! ~Anne