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Blue Morpho Butterfly

Morpho peleides

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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly featured at the Wings of the Tropics exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Habitat:

Blue morpho butterflies are found in the tropical forests of Latin America from Mexico to Colombia.

Reference Links:

Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides) | Rainforest Alliance

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Maria dB
Beautiful first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!

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Butterflies of Florida
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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