Unique Characteristics: This is the most common species of morpho in Central America, and its floppy, zigzag flight along rivers and forest edges and through coffee plantations is a familiar sight.
Metamorphosis Time Life (days)
Egg Caterpillar Chysalis Butterfly Life
16 60 22-30 21
Went out shooting for the insects challenge, forgot to change the camera to jpg mode, so this beauty ended up here.
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Very eye-catching! I have yet to get this nice of a butterfly shot. They just don't cooperate for me! I agree with the comments about cropping tighter, especially up from the bottom. The butterfly itself is nice a clear and vibrant.
Great color saturation and nice focus on the butterfly ... the spiderweb in the lower left is distracting to my eye ... makes me think the image is scratched ... I'd try a tighter crop to eliminate the web along with the stems from the leaves ... both of those things compete for attention with that gorgeous butterfly ...
I would crop out the lower right portion of the image to focus more on the butterfly, center the butterfly in your shot, full framed. the detaling on the wings is very beautiful.
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