Blue
Morphos
With Leaves
created by
The Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides) has iridescent blue wings. The blue color comes, not from a pigment, but from iridescence like the reflection and refraction of light through a prism. The undersides (visible when the butterfly is resting) are brown with bronze-colored eyespots. These camouflage like spots give the butterflies some protection from predators.
The
Blue Morpho has a wingspan of about 6 inches and drinks the juices of
rotting fruit using their
straw- like tongue.
I
have shown it with lantana, one of its favorite plants, and added other
leaves for another dimension.
The canvas size is 24 x 18 inches.
