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Common Blue Morpho. "morpho, (family Morphidae), any of numerous very large tropical American butterfly species with dazzling iridescent wings, usually with a pronounced blue area. With wingspans that can reach 20 cm (8 inches), morphos are among the largest and most iridescent Central and South American butterflies. Their range extends from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela and Trinidad and to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and includes forests from sea level to 1,400 metres (4,600 feet). Morphos soar effortlessly along roads, trails, and streams. Their flyways seem to function like roads for most individuals in a given population.
While not in flight, adult morphos tend to stay hidden on the ground with their wings closed, exposing only the drab undersides in an effort to foil birds like jacamars and flycatchers, which prey upon them. The bright blue coloration that distinguishes morphos is primarily due to microscopic ridges on the butterflies’ wing scales that scatter...

Welcome and thank you for your interest in my photographs. I try to capture the essence of every subject as it actually exists. I rarely alter a picture and minimally, if at all, use post processing. What the observer sees is how it really existed. Most work is accomplished with attention to detail and in-camera composition and framing, rather than post production manipulation (such as Photoshop). I am basically self-taught and entitle my body of work "World Reflections" because I want to reflect the beauty of nature and the wonders that exist in the world. The "Abstract Lights" collection is my interpretation of light and shapes, with the focus on form and structure. If you see something in my gallery that interests you but prefer...