Morpho menelaus
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| Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The menelaus Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) is an iridescent tropical butterfly of Central and South America. It has a wing span of 6 inches (15 centimeters). The adult drinks juice from rotten fruit with its long proboscis, which is like a sucking tube. The adult males have brighter colors than the females.
The larva eat plants at night. The larva is red-brown in color with bright patches of lime-green or yellow. The larvae are also highly cannibalistic.
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- Morpho menelaus gynandomorph and normal Morpho menelaus in gallery of Morphinae.
description of Morpho menelaus
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