Information about the Blue Morpho Butterfly:
English name: Blue Morpho Butterfly
Scientific name: Morpho menials
Spanish name: Morpho
Size: Wings are 7 inches wide
Life spand: 115 days
Diet: Cannibals eat caterpillars and drink nectar as adults.
Predators: Baby jaguars, birds, fish; when near water. Large insects and humans.
Adaptations: Uses the sun to reflect their blue wings and blind their predators.
Appearance: The Morpho Butterfly's wings, when viewed from above are bright blue edged with black spots.
Scientific name: Morpho menials
Spanish name: Morpho
Size: Wings are 7 inches wide
Life spand: 115 days
Diet: Cannibals eat caterpillars and drink nectar as adults.
Predators: Baby jaguars, birds, fish; when near water. Large insects and humans.
Adaptations: Uses the sun to reflect their blue wings and blind their predators.
Appearance: The Morpho Butterfly's wings, when viewed from above are bright blue edged with black spots.
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