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Does a blue morphos butterfly have babies?
a blue morpho butterfly lays egg and they will hatch in 2 weeks
What class is a morpho butterfly in?
Morphos are a sub-family of beautiful iridescent-blue butterflies that inhabit the tropical rainforests of South America. One of the most popular morphos, the Blue Morpho, (Morpho Menelaus,) is my favorite butterfly. They are an extremely beautiful shade of aqua blue.
What eats the blue morphos?
The main enemy of the blue morpho butterfly is man. Spiders, birds, and fish are also included.
What are baby blue morphos called?
The Blue Morpho Butterfly life cycle is the same as all butterflies. During the life cycle, the larvae can be referred to as the baby.
What is the classification of the morpho butterfly?
Morphos are a sub-family of iridescent, usually blue, butterflies that life in the tropical rainforests of South America and Africa.
What is the Karkloof Blue Butterfly niche?
there role is to eat all rotten fruit that is on the ground and the sap that is on trees
What is the niche of a butterfly?
this was very helpful
When was MorphOS created?
MorphOS was created on 2000-08-01.
What kind of habitat do blue morphos live in?
Blue morphos live in the tropical forests of Latin America from Mexico to Colombia. Adults spend most of their time on the forest floor and in the lower shrubs and trees of the understory with their wings folded. However, when looking for mates, the blue morpho will fly through all layers of the forest.
What the black and blue butterfly called?
The black and blue butterfly is called the Blue Morpho butterfly. They are a bright blue butterfly that have black edges around the wings.
What is the smallest butterfly?
The Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly is the smallest butterfly.
How does a blue morpho butterfly adapt to living in the rainforest?
Anatomy: 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 eyespots, 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, like other butterflies, also have two clubbed antennas, two fore wings and two hind wings, six legs and three body segments -- the head, thorax and abdomen. Habitat: Blue morphos live in the tropical forests of Latin America from Mexico to Colombia. Adults spend most of their time on the forest floor and in the lower shrubs and trees of the understory with their wings folded. However, when looking for mates, the blue morpho will fly through all layers of the forest. Humans most commonly see morphos in clearings and along streams where their bright blue wings are most visible. Pilots flying over rainforests have even encountered large groups of blue morphos above the treetops, warming themselves in the sun. The blue morpho's entire lifespan lasts only 115 days, which means most of their time is spent eating and reproducing. Diet: The blue Morphos' diet changes throughout each stage of its life cycle. As a caterpillar, it chews leaves of many varieties, but prefers to dine on plants in the pea family. When it becomes a butterfly it can no longer chew, but drinks its food instead. Adults use a long, protruding mouthpart called a proboscis as a drinking straw to sip the juice of rotting fruit, the fluids of decomposing animals, tree sap, fungi and wet mud. Blue morphos taste fruit with sensors on their legs, and they "taste-smell" the air with their antennae, which serve as a combined tongue and nose. Threats: Blue morphos are severely threatened by deforestation of tropical forests and habitat fragmentation. Humans provide a direct threat to this spectacular creature because their beauty attracts artists and collectors from all over the globe who wish to capture and display them. Aside from humans, birds like the jacamar and flycatcher are the adult butterfly's natural predators.
