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V is for Viceroy Butterfly
The original art for this is for sale here.
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Very pretty, but isn’t it missing a leg or two?
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@Isaac – Here’re some of my reference images:
http://www.gardening-for-wildlife.com/images/viceory-butterfly.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x29Pef-T4FQ/SkgLo4fNUEI/AAAAAAAANNU/N4TShZwtaJ4/s400/MN09+Viceroy+109_1081.jpg
http://www.edupic.net/Images/Insects/lep_viceroy275.JPG
It looked like it was sporting two legs per side, so that’s how I rolled….
That’s weird. I wonder where it keeps its other two legs.