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Blue Morpho

Morpho menelaus

About

Renowned for its brilliant iridescent blue wings. The color is not from pigment but from microscopic scales that reflect light. Underwings are brown with eyespots.

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Did You Know?

The blue morphos wings are not actually blue β€” their color comes from millions of nanoscale ridges that manipulate light through constructive interference.