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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 ]
Like a Butterfly (日々蝶々, Hibi Chōchō, "Daily Butterfly") is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suu Morishita and published by Shueisha in Margaret magazine. [1] Volume 1 was released on July 25, 2012 and a total of 12 volumes have been published.
Amblypodia anita, the purple leaf blue [1] [2] or leaf blue, [2] is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, [1] Myanmar, Malaysia, and Java. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.
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).
The western tailed-blue (Cupido amyntula) is a Nearctic non-migratory butterfly that commonly takes flight during the spring and summer seasons of March–July. They can be best classified as having a presence of a tail on their hindwing, an upper surface that's bluish while the under surface is chalky-white with occasional black spots, and an orange spot toward the base of their tail.
Protogoniomorpha temora, the blue mother-of-pearl or eastern blue beauty, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria , Cameroon , the Republic of the Congo , Angola , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Uganda , Tanzania , Kenya , Sudan and Ethiopia . [ 2 ]
Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, [1] [2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. [3] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth ...
Candalides heathi, the rayed blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. [2] The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, Eremophila longifolia, Plantago species and Derwentia derwentiana.