Morphidae

“The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their wings, often 7 inches in expanse, are generally of a brilliant metallic blue, which, as the insect flies, flashes in the sunlight so as to be visible, it is said, a quarter of a mile off.” — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Keywords

Butterfly, wing, blue, Wingspan, Morphidae, Metalic, Morphinae

Galleries

Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies

Source

The Encyclopedia Britannica, New Warner Edition (New York, NY: The Werner Company, 1893)

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