Butterfly Lodge: Broken Wings

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 11 June 2009 in Animal & Insect.

While some folks have the misconception that butterflies have some kind of poisonous or 'dirty' powder on their wings, they are actually harmless scales.

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Never heard of the poison theory . . butterflies are so beautiful . . even if, as here, a little moth-eaten !

11 Jun 2009 2:54pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Magical moment, bravo for photographin it so perfectly

11 Jun 2009 3:36pm

Canon IXUS 80 IS
1/500 second
F/8.0
ISO 800
7 mm

broken
wings