Name/Title
Menelaus Blue Morpho ButterflyEntry/Object ID
2004.4.2Description
Description: The Menelaus Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) is an iridescent tropical butterfly of Central and South America. It has a wing span of six inches (15 centimeters). The adult drinks juice from rotten fruit with its long proboscis, which is like a sucking tube. The adult males have brighter colours than the females.
The larva eats plants at night. The larva are red-brown in colour with bright patches of lime-green or yellow. The larvae are also highly cannibalistic.
The blue morpho was featured in the 2004 Canadian-British film "The Blue Butterfly", starring William Hurt, as well as an episode of "Go, Diego, Go!".Collection
Suomynona Butterfly CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.4Source or Donor
Suomynona Butterfly CollectionAcquisition Method
DonationOther Name
Morpho MenelausLocation
Location
Shelf
CS-I-7Room
Curation StorageBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
StorageMoved By
Jillian Mather KettleyDate
April 29, 2025Category
PermanentMoved By
Scott LonganDate
October 29, 2009
