Morpho butterflies are emblematic species of the Amazonian rainforest known for their metallic shades of blue and green. Despite their conspicuous looks and fascinating biology, large-scale genome ...

All the others are gynandromorphs, revealing a mix of male and female patterning. Image by Nipam Patel This is no ordinary butterfly collection. It’s a showcase of blue morphos (Morpho didius), a ...

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - September is Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens' Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center. Typically there are more than 1,000 tropical butterflies of various kinds flying ...

The Butterfly House will release all 1,500 Blue Morpho butterflies into the exhibit gradually until Feb. 16 as a way to celebrate their re-opening. Photo by Sara Diggins, [email protected] ...

Inside it will be a constant 82 degrees and 60 percent humidity. The large and showy blue morphos are the most popular butterflies at Powell Gardens’ butterfly festival every summer.

It’s that time again: Time to get crazy about butterflies during March Morpho Mania at Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Normally, the Chesterfield attraction keeps a few hundred blue morphos, but in ...