Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

Here, we delve into the realm of entomology to unveil the top five most attractive butterfly variants worldwide. Hailing from the rainforests of Central and South America, the Blue Morpho ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

A blue morpho butterfly lands on Jim Lotz, one of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s wildlife care specialists. (Ernie Cowan / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) Butterflies are magic. The dozen or ...

When our first batch of blue morpho butterflies began to emerge from their chrysalises in 2015, we were there to catch the process on film. Each individual butterfly takes only one or two minutes to ...

Scientists developed new solar panels using morpho butterflies’ blue iridescent colouring characteristics. Research conducted by Fraunhofer ISE scientists successfully reproduced 3D photonic elements ...