Quite a few years ago I was lucky enough to come across a mass emergence of some beautiful Imperial White butterflies, and they were low enough for me to get these good photographs.The butterflies are unusual, as the caterpillars all live together on native Mistletoe and pupate together as well. Here you can see the last couple to emerge with the empty pupae cases on the twig beside them.
Another two butterflies also showing the leaves of the Mistletoe. I am thinking of incorporating these images into a new piece of art work, possibly a collagraph plate or a lino cut. It will have to be somewhat stylized of course, but it might be possible.
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