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The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. [1] Its wingspan is approximately 12 cm (4.7"), and its dorsal forewings and hindwings are a bright, iridescent blue edged with black, while the ventral surfaces are brown. [ 2 ]
The scent-organ of the male wanting. Larva black, with grey and white, partly yellow stripes, the thorax dotted with white and yellow. Thoracic horn of the pupa rather thin. Two individual forms of the butterfly are known: in f. protodamas Godt. the forewing has two rows of spots, the upper ones of which are more or less merged; in f choridamas ...
Glaucopsyche melanops, the black-eyed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western part of Southern Europe and North Africa. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Fabaceae species. Seitz 82h
Male: Tailless. Above, the butterfly is bluish black and unmarked. It has a white scent patch in a square dorsal fold, which is pink or red on its marginal edge. This white scent patch is smaller than that of the common windmill. Female: Tailless. Above, the butterfly is grey brown. It has dark stripes between the veins.
The triangular wings are white to greenish white with black longitudinal stripes. A pair of swordlike tails extend from the hindwings. [3] The inner margin of the hindwing has two blue spots on the corner and a red spot near the body. [3] A red stripe runs along the middle of the ventral hindwing.
The colouration is predominantly reddish and black, and though of varying wing shape, the forewings are always elongated tipwards, hence the common name. Most longwings are found in the Tropics , particularly in South America ; only the Argynnini are quite diverse in the Holarctic .
Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overall yellow appearance. There are striking blue spots on the rear edge of the rear wing, and the characteristic tails of the swallowtails. Its wingspan is 52–80 mm (2.04-3.15 inches).
Common blue males usually have wings that are blue above with a black-brown border and a white fringe. The females are usually brown above with a blue dusting and orange spots. [4] Mating in Buckinghamshire male left; female right. The Common blue was elected as the national butterfly of Israel in 2023. [5]