大蓝闪蝶 (Morpho menelaus) 是一种生活在热带草原和林地中的蝴蝶，可在中南美洲发现其踪迹。它有十分鲜艳的亮蓝色和青绿色翅膀，边缘有黑色的轮廓线和白色的斑点。翅膀上的鳞片结构能赋予它们独特的虹彩外观。翅膀的背面则是棕色的，且充满多个眼状斑点。雄性大蓝闪蝶的体型较雌性小，且有更亮丽的蓝色翅膀和较细的轮廓线。平均而言，大蓝闪蝶的翼展为 12 厘米。这种蝴蝶的毛毛虫是红棕色的，蛹则是绿色的，且生有尖刺以抵御掠食者。
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Morpho menelaus
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The Menelaus blue morpho mainly feeds on fermented fruit. It has been suggested that this food source intoxicates the butterfly, causing it to fly slowly and clumsily.
The Menelaus blue morpho is named after the mythological King of Sparta, Menelaus, who started the Trojan war.
The Menelaus blue morpho caterpillar does not spin a cocoon like other species of butterfly, but instead grows the cocoon shell under its skin.
The wings of the Menelaus blue morpho butterfly are highly iridescent and have been researched by scientists to see how it can be replicated technologically.
The Menelaus blue morpho can fly in the rain due to the hydrophobic nature of its wings.
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