Blue glassy tiger butterfly
Among the lush green leaves and the asoka flower buds, I found something that touched my heart so much. I was momentarily stunned as if time had stopped spinning. Above the flower buds I saw a blue glassy tiger butterfly with deformed wings. Its wings had not fully opened, most likely due to the metamorphosis process.
Try to observe carefully, its left wing had fully opened while its right wing was still partly wrinkled. When I looked at it I immediately imagined the last seconds it was in the cocoon, a narrow and dark space. I am sure at that time it was very happy because soon it would be able to see the world and fly here and there visiting colorful flowers. But unfortunately fate said otherwise. It was born into the world in an imperfect condition.
Even though it was born imperfect, the butterfly still did what other butterflies usually do, which was to maintain balance among the crowded small flowers. From this butterfly we can understand that nature does not always give something in perfect form. However, nature provides strength and a place to survive and process to become something better.
| Latin name | Ideopsis vulgaris |
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| Observation date | 3 Jun, 2025 |
| Camera used | realme 7 Pro |
| Photographers | @reachdreams |
| Location | Aceh, Indonesia |
| Link to original community |
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286449097
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
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| 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993 |
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How do you capture these daily wonders that you give us ? This butterfly is pure beauty
To achieve a miracle like this, only two main keys are needed, Sharp vision and high patience. Thank you.
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we feel the same. Good night to you and good afternoon to me😁
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Nature has such a powerful way of teaching us about resilience and quiet strength. The way you described its final moments in the cocoon gave me goosebumps! And those photos are just absolutely amazing 🤩
I also felt it when I wrote those words. That's life. Thank you for your beautiful comment dear.
Beautiful butterfly, how do you manage to take this pictures? I tried once the butterfly flew away before I could capture it
The first thing to do to photograph butterflies or any insect, give them space and time. Observe them from a little distance, then approach them after you feel safe. I think they also need to observe us or in other words make sure we are not their enemy. The next thing you need is a lot of patience. And the camera must be on standby.
Ohh seems I scared the butterfly. Thanks for the tip
It could be. Hopefully someday you can take a perfect picture of it.
Beautiful macro photographs my friend.. thanks for share with us.
Thank you also for taking the time to view my shots. Have a nice day.
Dear friend, the two wings of the butterfly are damaged and it looks very bad. I feel bad for myself. The main beauty of the butterfly is in its wings. Thank you very much for presenting us with very beautiful photography.
Yes, it is true that the beauty of a butterfly lies in its wings. But what can you do, it was born imperfect. Thank you.
Wow, the butterfly looks like it is sucking the nectar from the flower and you took some angles of the picture that looks very beautiful. Moreover, this butterfly has a pattern color that looks very unique and I really like it.
Yes, that's right. The butterfly looks like it's looking for nectar, but it's in the wrong place. Most unbloomed flowers don't have nectar. Maybe it's really hungry, so it just walks. Its body also looks weak, one of its wings is not perfect. Thank you for visiting and thank you for liking it.