Among the lush green leaves and the asoka flower buds, I found something that touched my heart so much. I was momentarily stunned as if time had stopped spinning. Above the flower buds I saw a blue glassy tiger butterfly with deformed wings. Its wings had not fully opened, most likely due to the metamorphosis process.
Try to observe carefully, its left wing had fully opened while its right wing was still partly wrinkled. When I looked at it I immediately imagined the last seconds it was in the cocoon, a narrow and dark space. I am sure at that time it was very happy because soon it would be able to see the world and fly here and there visiting colorful flowers. But unfortunately fate said otherwise. It was born into the world in an imperfect condition.
Even though it was born imperfect, the butterfly still did what other butterflies usually do, which was to maintain balance among the crowded small flowers. From this butterfly we can understand that nature does not always give something in perfect form. However, nature provides strength and a place to survive and process to become something better.
| Latin name | Ideopsis vulgaris |
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| Observation date | 3 Jun, 2025 |
| Camera used | realme 7 Pro |
| Photographers |  @reachdreams |
| Location | Aceh, Indonesia |
| Link to original community |
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286449097
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993 |