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Blue morpho butterfly

Morpho

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful blue butterfly that scares off other males with his blue wings

Habitat:

tropical rainforest South America, Mexico, and Central America

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark form female

Papilio glaucus

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ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
AshleyT
Blue morpho butterflies are not found in Alabama, and look quite a bit different from this. This is one of the swallowtails. You can always tick the "Help me ID this species" box when uploading the spotting so someone can help you ID your organism!
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2015

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