White Morpho Butterfly

by AnnaJo Vahle

Title

White Morpho Butterfly

Artist

AnnaJo Vahle

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Photograph - Photography

Description

A friend and I went to the Florida Museum of Natural History's Butterly Rainforest in Gainesville a few days ago.
We had a wonderful time photographing all the lovely butterflies. Admittedly, we don't know much about them. I am not sure that this is correctly identified. I think that it is a White Morpho...Morpho plyphemus.
We saw it on a tree where it got a bit of sun. It was a cloudy day and most of the butterflies had there wings closed. They were hanging out but not doing much flying.
Angelic and graceful, the White Morpho butterfly is distinctive and regal. The wings of this butterfly are rather large and stately, particularly when this beauty flies on the breeze from flower to flower. A stark, bright, clean white, these wings look amazingly pure and even slightly translucent. Small round brown eyelets and specks decorate the wings on both sides. The coloring is so light; you can easily see the veins and spines running inside the wings, giving them their structure and shape. There is no question that you will easily identify this butterfly. Like drifting snowflakes in the sky, the peaceful and natural flight of the White Morpho conveys beauty and calm.

It is rare, but as been seen in Arizona.
Family: Brush-footed Butterfly (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily: Morpho (Morphinae)
Average Wingspan: 4 1/2" - 5 3/4"
Habitat: Tropical area

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January 31st, 2015

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