Blue Morpho Butterfly and Flower Luminary

Blue morpho butterflies feed on fruit (often rotting or decaying) rather than drinking nectar from flowers like most butterflies. They can taste the fruit with sensors on their legs and sense with their antennae, similar to how we use our tongues and noses.

This Blue Morpho Butterfly and Flower Luminary is handcrafted in a family workshop in the community of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua. Each ceramic luminary is created from local clay, turned on a kick wheel, and hand-painted. The artisan uses a sharpened bicycle spoke to carve and etch the design into the clay. Finally, it is fired in a wood-burning kiln. For use with tea light candles, fairy lights, or electric lights. Approximate size: 4" wide x 5" high. Fair Trade.