| The largest specimens of morpho Cisseis measure seven inches and a half in expanse. |
| Its a morpho, and its wings transform from a brilliant blue in the early morning to black and white at night, when it imitates an owl. |
| Jacamars prefer to eat large, showy, flying insects such as blue morpho butterflies, hawk moths, and venomous insects such as wasps, ants, and sawflies. |
| While we were setting up camp, a blue morpho butterfly flitted by, its wings the color of the sky. |
| Marcos points out exquisite bromeliads, electric blue morpho butterflies and the delicate clay funnels of cicada larvae. |
| Native to the American tropics, morpho butterflies are distinguished by their brilliant iridescent blue wings. |