A Fiery Skipper butterfly feeds on a Madagascar Ragwort flower. Both are introduced species and the flower is something of an invasive weed.
Fiery Skipper butterfly on Madagascar Ragwort
Graham's Island
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A Fiery Skipper butterfly feeds on a Madagascar Ragwort flower. Both are introduced species and the flower is something of an invasive weed.
Graham's Island 
Great macro Graham. It is a symbiotic relationship between the flower and butterfly that perpetuates their existence in a foreign world perhaps
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It seems so. Some creatures, include some native species, adapt to new food sources as their old ones disappear. I suppose it’s all rather Darwinian.
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What a great shot of the butterfly perched delicately but firmly on the flower.
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Butterflies are remarkable in how they can hang on as they feed.
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