Look what I found on my bedroom wall

[fivemack]

It's a peacock butterfly; it made a loud rustle as it opened and closed its wings, and gripped tightly to my trousers. I really hadn't realised butterflies had that gorgeous black-on-black tracery on the backs of the wings. If you click on the image a couple of times you'll get a version large enough to see the individual scales.

Comments

[ellarien]

Neat! And you're right; we don't often see that side of butterfly wings.

[downybearded1.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Pretty!