These colors are not a result of pigmentation but are an example of iridescence through structural coloration: the microscopic scales covering the Morpho's wings reflect incident light repeatedly at successive layers

The females live from 4 to 7 months and males from 3 weeks to 1 month

they use their front claws to climb to a high spot and then fall into flight

In the past some of them were as big as a hawk

from the Nymphalidae Family

Morpho didius Butterfly in a Frame dragonfly_frame These colors are not aBlue Morpho Butterfly PERU Made in Australia 8" x 10" black, shadow box frame Many Morpho butterflies are colored in metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green. These colors are not a result of pigmentation but are an example of iridescence through structural coloration: the microscopic scales covering the Morpho's wings reflect incident light repeatedly at successive layers, leading to interference effects that depend on both wavelength and angle