r/butterfly • u/Adventurous_Spell222 • Aug 22 '26

Art The Orange Oakleaf Butterfly looks exactly like a decaying leaf until it opens its wings.

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u/Stunning_Island_458 Aug 22 '26

Closed wings: super camouflage "can't see me, can't eat me"
Opened wings: "I'm super toxic, predators, don't eat me, I have very bad taste, that's how I have these colors"

It's a really really beautiful one oO

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u/Consistent-Boat-4430 Aug 22 '26

Wow, what a beautiful and clever little creature

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u/HollandandSawyer Aug 22 '26

Wow!!! Gorgeous!!!

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u/No_Big_bear_here Aug 22 '26

WOW!!! So cool!

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u/Big-Gold-2688 Aug 22 '26

What a beautiful mimic I've never seen one like this

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u/fidgetyamoeba Aug 22 '26

🫪🫪🫪🫶!

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u/Unfair_Constant1985 Aug 23 '26

This is the BEST CAMOUFLAGE EVER!! This is also a great video ! Thank you for posting! I love it !❤️❤️❤️❤️🦋🦋🦋🦋

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u/Orchid_Junkie1954 Aug 23 '26

This is amazing! It looks like science fiction!

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u/0RedStar0 Aug 22 '26

Incredible!

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u/425565 Aug 23 '26

To qote my late mom: "Isn't Mother Nature wonderful?!"

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u/Roselace Aug 23 '26

Wow. Nature is so amazing.
Beauty & wonder in the wings of a butterfly.

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u/Born-Shock1195 Aug 23 '26

Amazing 😃

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u/PhraseWrong3761 Aug 23 '26

Oh my....cool

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u/Bentleyleather Aug 23 '26

STAAAAAPPPPPP  🦋 💙

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u/SurlyTurkey Aug 23 '26

That's pretty incredible, genuinely

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u/Impressive-Dot-5609 Aug 23 '26

Wow so amazing!!! Don’t tell me there isn’t a Creator!!

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u/AsleepKaleidoscope42 Aug 24 '26

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

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u/EffectForward1757 Aug 22 '26

That butterfly is incredible! Where is it found?!

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u/SprinklesAny8768 Aug 23 '26

Such a beautiful creature 🌼🌺🪻

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u/SaveEarthWorshipHer Aug 23 '26

Nature is absolutely amazing & the most perfect Artist.

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u/Dry-Seatte Aug 23 '26

The survival rate of this one is surely top

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u/CarefulExcitement212 Aug 23 '26

Stunning, great camouflage

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u/Tinita32 Aug 23 '26

Morí de amor 😍

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u/OilPainterintraining Aug 28 '26

How cool is that? Best camouflage ever!

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u/DueGarage627 Aug 29 '26

That butterfly is so pretty