Only male blue morphos display the characteristic shimmering blue wings over the entire surface. The females are brown with smaller areas of blue interspersed. Luke says, 'The blue morpho makes my ...

For instance, the blue Morpho butterfly is now being studied by researchers at the University of California San Diego in the hopes of revolutionizing cancer diagnosis. The Morpho butterfly's ...

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 ...