Giant Blue Morpho butterfly
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@sofarsogood9 - Being a wildlife photographer myself, and having been to Costa Rican rainforests several times, I can assure you that most of the time there would not be enough light. Personally I usually use a Better Beamer add-on to extend the reach of the flash in order to penetrate the dense brush Just sayin.
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@zeeox You obviously do not realize the power of a DSLR.
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BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Sounds like they're pretty common as far north as Mexico! I agree, they are super pretty butterflies! Cheers!
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someone had an orgasm as it flew away
25Celtics 10 months ago
@25Celtics - you may be right - literally - by the sounds of it!
zeeox 10 months ago
Who's the idiot with the flash turned on his camera? There's more than sufficient light in there.
sofarsogood9 1 year ago
@sofarsogood9 - I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, sorry! It was pretty dark in there to be fair although I'm not sure I'd boither trying to take a picture of one moving in flight - flash or no!
zeeox 1 year ago
Which part of the Amazon were you in? I have been to the rainforest around the River Napo, Ecuador, and there are plenty of these butterflies there. I believe this species is 'Morpho peleides'.
Lepilad 1 year ago
@Lepilad - Hi there. Many thanks for your comment and the suggested species! You could be right although I think the eye spots on peleides are a big large for this specimen. It's not easy to see on the film but I recall the 'eyes' all being the same size and quite small - unlike the Owl butterfly and your peleides whch have large eyes too. This Morpho was filmed in South-Eastern Peru, in the Manu Biosphere Reserve - I'm sure your suggested species occurs there though.
zeeox 1 year ago