Blue Morpho entomology rice paper butterfly or large

rice paper butterfly or large tree nymph

including the Caribbean

Myscelia ethusa is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found from Colombia north through Central America to Mexico

sometimes included in the genus Limenitis

They can range from the Southwestern edge of the US to as far south as Ecuador

Blue Morpho entomology rice paper butterfly or largeThere are over 80 species of morpho butterflies mostly found in South America as well as Mexico and Central America. The name morpho is thought to originate from the fact that these butterflies appear to change shape as theyre flying. This specimen is encased in a 9"x9" frame.