Living jewelry the shiny cocoons of this exotic butterfly look like gold jewels – Artofit

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Living Jewelry - The Shiny Cocoons of This Exotic Butterfly Look Like Gold Jewels

In its pupa stage, Mechanitis polymnia, or the orange-spotted tiger clearwing butterfly, looks like a shiny gold jewel hanging on the back of plant leaves.
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