Purple Fireworks Butterfly

Flitting from flower to flower in the soft summer morning sun is a delightful way to start the day. With my energy restored, I like to zoom around in the sun and then rest in the shade on a branch. Finding a small drop of water or a small area of wet mud is always something I am on the lookout for.

I see you admiring the design on my wings. When I get a glimpse of myself in a window, the pattern reminds me of those pretty lights that humans like to set off in the sky to celebrate.

Your pet becomes an expert at finding its own food!

Many species of butterflies that migrate thousands of miles south in the fall do not return to their previous summer residences. One autumn a few clever butterflies devised a plan to make the long trip back home so they could be reunited with their friends again next year. The butterflies stitched a map of each leg of the journey, updating it whenever they stopped at a rest stop. A single strand of silk from their silkworm cousins kept the map securely attached to their abdomens.

After a long winter in sunny Mexico the butterflies studied the map carefully, took a big sip of nectar from their favorite flower, and off they went. Imagine the surprise of all their friends back home when they returned the following summer! The garden was abuzz with tales of their amazing journey. The butterflies’ stories were so inspirational that they all decided they wanted to experience that kind of epic road trip for themselves. Year after year, they planned destinations further and further away so they could challenge each other to set a new long-distance record.

Favorite food:

Strawberry Parfait

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