MORPHO PELEIDES

Adult blue morph of the Morpho peleides species, picture taken in the butterfly greenhouse, the Yvelines, France.

Morpho peleides > Blue morpho > Nymphalid > Butterfly > Lepidopter > Insect > Arthropod

This butterfly has the dorsal face of the wings covered with an electric blue. Their ventral face presents spots in shape of eyes (ocelli), scaring the predators, when the butterfly is at rest.