Blue Morpho romantic keepsake is a genus of beetle

is a genus of beetle of the family Lycidae

also known at the plain tiger

It's common names include Chinese scorpion

Previously thought to produce the blue colour by Tyndall scattering

but also occurs in riverine forest habitats and in dense savannah throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan and Ethiopia

Blue Morpho romantic keepsake is a genus of beetleThere 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.