CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati police are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a butterfly thief.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a woman walked out of the Krohn Conservatory last Sunday with a blue morpho butterfly.
The butterfly is neon blue in color and its wings have black edges with white dots. It is native to Central and South American rainforests and has a life cycle that lasts about 115 days.
The group Rainforest Alliance says the blue morpho’s beauty attracts artists and collectors from all over the globe. A framed blue morpho can sell online for as much as $60.
Detectives had no new information about the theft on Thursday.
Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call police.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
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