Moruus Leafwing

Males of all Memphis species are black, with extensive metallic blue or turquoise scaling over the basal half of the wings, and usually with additional blue spots or bands in the subapical area. Females are generally very similar, but usually a different shade of blue-green than their male counterparts, and often have short tails on the hindwings. Some males also have short tails, but the majority of species have un-tailed males. A few species have additional orange or red markings - e.g. the male of Memphis anna has a red patch in the subapical area, and the females of anna and philumena have orange subapical bands on the forewings.