Archive for the ‘LEPIDOPTERA’ Category

Morpho peleides The Peleides Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides The Peleides Blue Morpho is an iridescent tropical butterfly.  Morpho peleides The Peleides Blue Morpho is an iridescent tropical butterfly

Morpho peleides The Peleides Blue Morpho is an iridescent tropical butterfly.  Morpho peleides is grouped in order  Lepidoptera. This butterfly is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches.  Morpho peleides has blue wings in coloration  with black edge.

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Posted by on March 22nd, 2010 No Comments

Graphium weiskei The Purple Spotted Swallowtail

Graphium weiskei.Graphium weiskei Above are pictures of Graphium weiskei known as purple spotted swallowtail. It is amazing butterfly from Papua New Guinea. Graphium weiskei is a butterfly of the swallowtails, Papilionidae family, and order of Lepidoptera.   Graphium weiskei  has an incredible combination of deep colors such as purple, pink, green, blue, and white on velvet-black background. 

Posted by on March 1st, 2010 No Comments