Uno degli hotel era molto isolato, lungo una via che attraversa il centro dello Yucatan, con chilometri di jungla intorno. Due giorni con incontri in giardino come questo: un fazzoletto azzurro in volo, bruna farfalla quando si posa. Immensa.
Un sito sulle farfalle dello Yucatan: backyardnature.net/. Tra le varie Blue Morpho mi pareva questa:
Morpho peleides
The Peleides Blue Morpho, Common Morpho,[1] or The Emperor[2] (Morpho peleides) is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay, and Trinidad. Many authorities[which?] believe that peleides is a subspecies of Morpho helenor.
The brilliant blue color in the butterfly's wings is caused by the diffraction of the light from millions of tiny scales on its wings. It uses this to frighten away predators, by flashing its wings rapidly. The wingspan of the Blue Morpho butterfly ranges from 7.5–20 cm (3.0–7.9 in).
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. peleides |
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| Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 |
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The brilliant blue color in the butterfly's wings is caused by the diffraction of the light from millions of tiny scales on its wings. It uses this to frighten away predators, by flashing its wings rapidly. The wingspan of the Blue Morpho butterfly ranges from 7.5–20 cm (3.0–7.9 in).
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