Framed poster Morpho Butterfly

Description

The Morpho butterfly(Morpho peleides)

As its common name implies, the blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eye-spots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed. When the blue morpho flies, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morpho is appearing and disappearing. The males’ wings are broader than those of the females and appear to be brighter in color.

Blue Morphos in Costa Rica

There are butterflies everywhere in Costa Rica. Around 18% of the world’s species can be found in Costa Rica, as well as 90% of the species that are found in Central America.
I encountered blue morphos, gracefully wafting in the still, misty air while on a trek through the glorious Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica in 1995.

The blue morpho butterfly is undoubtably the most famous butterfly in Costa Rica. This exquisite butterfly is one of the largest in the world, with a wingspan of 20 cm (8″). The eye-catching blue color of the wings is actually an optical illusion, as their wings aren’t actually pigmented that color, but the scales are iridescent in sunlight. Only the males appear iridescent blue; the females are quite dull in comparison.

About the artworkThis is a digital painting done using a Wacom Intuos pressure sensitive graphics tablet, executed in Corel Painter

Make a statement in any room with this framed poster, printed on thick, durable, matte paper. The matte black frame that’s made from wood from renewable forests adds an extra touch of class.

• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components in the US sourced from Japan and the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Japan and Latvia