REAL BRASIL BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY in DOME GLASS WALL HANGING from BLISFUL

A STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY, ENCASED IN CLEAR ROUND GLASS FRAME WITH DOME FRONT, MADE IN BRASIL, diameter 190mm.

The Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings (the females are are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the iridescent blue area). The undersides (visible when the butterfly is resting) are brown with bronze-colored eyespots. Adults drink the juices of rotting fruit. The caterpillar of the Blue Morpho is red-brown with bright patches of lime-green on the back, and it eats the plant Erythroxylum pilchrum nocturnally (at night). Blue Morphos live in rainforests from Brazil to Venezuela. Blue Morphos belong to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus.

Item in good condition with minor wear  to rim & minor chip to rear glass. 

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