Monarch Butterfly Locket Stainless Pendant Morpho species use structural color

Morpho species use structural color in the wing scale geometry to create a stunning iridescent blue

We rear many of these each summer in Pendleton

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hindwing on front and forewing on back

Specimens we use are sourced from butterfly farms working with healthier east coast populations

Monarch Butterfly Locket Stainless Pendant Morpho species use structural colorMonarch Butterfly Double Sided Stainless Steel Locket Danaus plexippus The iconic rock star of the butterfly world, with successive generations working their way north during the summer and a "super generation" migrating to overwintering areas in Mexico and California. Our Pacific Northwest monarchs are struggling, with populations in rapid decline. In 2019 we saw two total in Northern Oregon while doing field work. There are some data points