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Morpho Peleides


Morpho Peleides
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Copyright: Nel Diepstraten (NellyD) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 0 N: 445] (1783)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-02-01 4:57
Viewed: 844
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this picture at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam.

From Wikipedia:

The Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America,Paraguay and Trinidad.

The Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho Peleides) drinks the juices from rotting fruits for food. Blue Morpho butterflies live in the rainforests of South America, and can be found in Mexico and Central America.The wingspan of the Blue Morpho butterfly ranges from 7.5 cm to 20 cm.The entire Blue Morpho Butterfly lifecycle, from egg to adult is only 115 days. The larvae of Blue Morpho Butterflies are cannibals. The caterpillar blue morpho butterfly is red-brown with patches of bright green. 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 Blue Morpho Butterflies stick together in groups to deter their predators. A form of Mobbing behavior.

There are over 80 different species of the Morpho butterfly.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. peleides
Binomial name: Morpho peleides
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Hello Nel! Amazing butterfly, nice lightness, good sharpness, amazing colors. Very good background. Good shot. Well done!

Hello Nel,
Good point of view and fine details in the butterfly!
Well donme on composition, and the insect stands well out with the colourful pattern well exposed...
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3581 W: 143 N: 5669] (18529)
  • [2008-02-01 7:55]

Hi Nel.
You have pictured a very nice butterfly at so impressive surroundings. Excellent DOF, details and colours. I like impressive BG created by leaves and shadows. Image is soft a little bit but it is not a point. My compliments and best regards.
Alexei.

Hi Nel, fascinating butterfly with superb colors, great details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Nel,
You've capture a beautiful butterfly here from a nice POV and in a nice pose on the leaf. If you have Photoshop you can improve this lovely capture quite a lot. I've done a workshop and hope you'll like it.
TFS and best regards, Ulla

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