What kind of caterpillars are blue?

What kind of caterpillars are blue?

While blue morphos in their fully mature form are known for being some of the most fantastic-looking butterflies in the world, their caterpillars are often underrated, for they too possess a highly striking appearance.

Is there a blue caterpillar?

The Common Blue caterpillar (Polyommatus icarus) The main foodplant of the Common Blue caterpillar is Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

Can you get blue caterpillars?

Most are well recorded forms but occasionally an unusual coloured one occurs. This was the first blue Elephant hawkmoth caterpillar I’d ever come across or seen reference to. They are mostly a browny/grey or green but this one found by Elizabeth in a Cheshire garden feeding on lesser willowherb was a turquoise blue.

What caterpillar makes a blue butterfly?

Morpho menelaus

What does a common blue butterfly look like?

The male common blue has bright blue wings with a brown border and white fringe. The female is brown with a blue ‘dusting’ near the body. It has orange spots on the underside of its hindwings, whereas the similar holly blue has black spots.

What do common blue caterpillars eat?

What they eat: Adults drink nectar from flat-headed flowers. Caterpillars eat wild, leguminous plants such as bird’s-foot trefoil, rest harrow and white clover.

What kind of butterfly is blue?

The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae….Morpho menelaus.