Morpho sulkowskyi

Morpho sulkowskyi is a Tropical Andes cloud forest specialist (above 800 to 1,500 meters as high as 3500 meters).

It is very similar to, and maybe conspecific with Morpho lympharis.

The color of a Morpho sulkowskyi is white with a holographic shine to them.

Both the presence of fluorescent pigments in their wings and the nanostructure of their wings are responsible for the iridescent fluorescence of M. sulkowskyi.

The major blue fluorescent pigment contributing to the fluorescence of M. sulkowskyi was found to be L-erythro biopterin, along with minor components of pterin and isoxanthopterin.

Iridescent colors of Morpho sulkowskyi are caused by the specific nanostructures on its wings ( SEM images at the bottom). [ 1 ]