Bernie found this beautiful little body in the garden. As I never have a chance to take closeup pictures of live butterflies, I took the opportunity to examine the creature at length. Amazingly, the butterfly's proboscis was wrapped tightly around a small twig. Rest in peace, lovely insect.
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