Diana Murguta lets us take a glimpse into the very fragile yet mesmerizingly beautiful world of butterflies.
Although there are over 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, only about 4% of them can be found in the US, with the most often sighted being the cabbage white butterfly.
Back in the 1800s, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace collected these butterflies in Southeast Asia and his research suggested that the butterflies gradually evolved to look like leaves to escape hungry birds.Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly ranging from India to Japan. The are experts in hiding - when open, their wings feature bright oranges, blues and blacks, but when closed, they look like dead leaves.
It is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from 5 to 8 inches. When they fly, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morphos are appearing and disappearing.
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