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Morpho achilles

Morpho achilles

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Field Notes

Habitat:

South American Jungle

Notes:

This one was spotted in the Cleveland Botanical Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
CarlosMManchado
That's correct. That picture is from my visit to the Cleveland Botanical Garden, they have a nice green house with a replica of a Puerto Rico tropical jungle.
1Sarah2
It looks like a banded morpho (Morpho achilles), but that is a Central American butterfly. Not expected in Ohio.
sttweets
Although Iwould expect a little more blue it looks similar to a 'blue morpho'
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011

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