Blue Morpho Butterfly Trogonoptera brookiana was named for

Trogonoptera brookiana was named for James Brooke

The wings have been painted with gold liquid gilding and are not naturally golden color

and Vietnam

They can be found from Costa Rica to Southern Brazil

This species has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries to treat various neuronal problems

Blue Morpho Butterfly Trogonoptera brookiana was named forThere are over 80 species of morpho butterflies mostly found in South America as well as Mexico and Central America. The name morpho is thought to originate from the fact that these butterflies appear to change shape as theyre flying. This specimen is encased in a 9"x9" frame.