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January 30, 2017

Monday Morning Mystery 013017

IMG_2514Took this photo last week in low light at Olana, restored home of the great Hudson River School painter Frederic Church near Hudson, N.Y.

The light was terrible, the butterfly was a bit away, and the color of the wings changed whenever they caught some light but…

The docent said that Church collected the butterfly specimen in Colombia and kept it in his studio for when he wanted to paint an opalescent part of a scene. 

Does anyone know what kind of butterfly it is? (I'll tell the docent…)

 

 

2 comments

  • Marianne Herrmann
    9 years ago Reply

    I agree but will further add “Morpho peleides” which has faded quite a bit in this instance. The area around the bottom should be a darker color and you can faintly see where it would have been. This specimen has lost it’s former grandeur. Maybe the chemicals used to preserve it were it’s undoing. Here is a picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_peleides#/media/File:Bluemorphobutterfly.jpg

  • Ginny
    9 years ago Reply

    I think it a Blue morpho butterflies which are some of the most sought after
    butterflies in the world with jaw dropping metallic colors.
    This unique collection includes 3 of the largest blue morpho’s
    ranging in colors from bright blue to shimmery lavender blues.

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2 comments

  • Marianne Herrmann
    9 years ago Reply

    I agree but will further add “Morpho peleides” which has faded quite a bit in this instance. The area around the bottom should be a darker color and you can faintly see where it would have been. This specimen has lost it’s former grandeur. Maybe the chemicals used to preserve it were it’s undoing. Here is a picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_peleides#/media/File:Bluemorphobutterfly.jpg

  • Ginny
    9 years ago Reply

    I think it a Blue morpho butterflies which are some of the most sought after
    butterflies in the world with jaw dropping metallic colors.
    This unique collection includes 3 of the largest blue morpho’s
    ranging in colors from bright blue to shimmery lavender blues.

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