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Coincidentally, I recently took in a butterfly, myself. I saw it on the road, and it wasn't moving-- so I went over to see if it was alive, and it was-- but it was missing two legs and its right back wing was torn, so it couldn't fly. I took it home and kept it safe, even providing a mixture it could drink and so forth, but it only ate a little the first day I found it, and then it just starved itself until it died. It was very sad, but I didn't let the loss get to me; I knew it would die soon, anyway. Still, thank you for sharing this photo and the feelings that come with it.