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Another Beautiful butterfly.
Exquisite!

Thank you all!

Nature never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for sharing

incredible!

Praying Mantis kind of scary, but the butterfly is beautiful! thanks

Thanks franneke for clearing this up. Entomology was never my forte, but as they say "close but no cigar".

Yes, it does look like a Praying Mantis - but now I know why I love butterflies so much! Thanks for posting, Bizarra

Bizarra this is a type of Praying Mantis, stick insects do not have front legs as this.
I hope this clears it up.
Great image.

Thank you davehenry!

Neat photo Bizarra. It looks to me like a "walking stick" of the family "Phasmidae" ,Although the only ones I have seen before were green.