10 Fun Facts About the Morpho Butterfly

1. The Morpho has very bright blue wings that shine in the sun.
2. The blue color is not paint — it is made by tiny wing parts that bounce light.
3. When the Morpho closes its wings, the bottom looks brown and hidden like tree bark.
4. They live in warm rainforests in Central and South America.
5. Morpho butterflies are big — their wings can be about as big as your hand.
6. They fly with slow, big flaps that show their shiny blue wings.
7. The caterpillars eat leaves and turn into a pupa (chrysalis) before becoming a butterfly.
8. Adult Morphos only live a few weeks, so they must find food and a mate quickly.
9. The bright blue wings can scare away predators and help find other butterflies.
10. People love drawing and making crafts of the blue Morpho because it looks magical.

Would you like to draw one now? Try using bright blue and brown on the same paper!