Blue Morpho Butterfly

While at Callaway I spent quite a bit of time at the Butterfly House. Other when I arrived Friday morning and there was a bus load of elementary age children there, it was quite peaceful.
One of the most beautiful butterflies that was in abundance at the butterfly house was the blue morpho. When they flew by, you saw a flash of a neon blue. When they lit, they were brown with bronze eyespots.

Above you can see the inside and the outside and the differences. As with many creatures in nature, the male color is more vibrant than the female.

The outside is quite lovely in itself but does not stand out like the inside.

Finally, one lit near me and kept his wings open. I think he was a little old in age and his wings were a little tattered, but I still appreciated the opportunity to see the beautiful color for longer than a split second!
I am working on a layout using some butterfly stickers and the first two layouts have been rejected, so I am hoping the photos I took at Callaway will be the charm for the third try. I don't know why I did not think of them first....I go there every year this week.
Have a great day!