lmao
"Hey please don't touch them. I have been told that it can cause them to die "
I almost swept it up, stopped at the last second, it climbed onto my hand when I got down to look at it. I let it sit on my hand until its wings were out, then let it sit on the table (wood pic) and then moved it to a bush by letting it walk onto my hand. After that it flew away.
I think w/ a butterfly, (maybe a moth too), the jewel "glow" comes from little "plates" that are on the wing surface and help it to fly - if you touch a wing you can brush these plates away very easily, like powder. It hurts their ability to fly (I read it or heard it) - I didnt really touch it, just let it sit on me. I dont usually bother other things out there.
Last summer I was sitting (taking a break from laying brick!!) in my yard, watching a bird eating at a feeder, and I sat still - it hopped closer and closer and finally jumped up on my forearm and just starred back at me , lol! even the squirrles in the yard dont run away from me any more! sharet