Common Blue Morpho
Morphopeleides
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Jacksonville, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Garland, Texas
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nutsaboutnature
Algonquin, IL (Zone 5a) |
August 2014 |
Positive
We saw quite a few of these at Chicago Botanic Garden's "Butterflies & Blooms" exhibit in July, 2014.
They seemed to congregate in groups, sometimes at fruit feeding stations, sometimes on leaves and, often, right in front of the fans, enjoying the breeze blowing on their wings.
They're brown on the bottom of their wings and gorgeous bright, iridescent blue on the top, making them appear to be two entirely different butterflies depending on the viewing angle.
They seemed to congregate in groups, sometimes at fruit feeding stations, sometimes on leaves and, often, right in front of the fans, enjoying the breeze blowing on their wings.
They're brown on the bottom of their wings and gorgeous bright, iridescent blue on the top, making them appear to be two entirely different butterflies depending on the viewing angle.
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debnes_dfw_tx
Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) |
March 2008 |
Positive
This Lep is distributed naturally in Central / South America, West Indies & Trinidad and surrounding Islands
The Blue Morpho will not be found nectaring flowers, as a true brushfoot they mainly prefer rotting fruit.
Hostplants: Macharium, Pterocarpus, Lonchocarpus, Platymiscium, Swartzia, Dalbergia, Mucuna, & Paragonia
There are at least 80 species of Morpho Butterflies
The Blue Morpho will not be found nectaring flowers, as a true brushfoot they mainly prefer rotting fruit.
Hostplants: Macharium, Pterocarpus, Lonchocarpus, Platymiscium, Swartzia, Dalbergia, Mucuna, & Paragonia
There are at least 80 species of Morpho Butterflies
