Description
This luminous sterling silver pendant is made from the wing of the magnificent Morpho sulkowskyi butterfly (commonly called pearl morpho). It can be found in the cloud forests of the Andes mountains in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. Morpho butterflies are known for their wonderful iridescence, a phenomenon where the color seems to change gradually depending on your viewing angle.
Dimensions: (1.4″ long-with bail) x (1″ wide) x (.16″ thick)
Weight: .12 ounces/3.5 grams
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. sulkowskyi
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