The mystery photo is of a very curious and beautifully colored butterfly that landed on Amy's toes.
Butterflies in the Amazon rainforest are some of the most colorful and abundant insects found anywhere on Earth. Butterflies play a vital role in the rainforest ecosystem by pollinating flowering plants. Butterflies can also help quickly rebuild an ecosystem that has been disturbed by fire or farming. Their ability to pollinate efficiently and travel significant distances is what makes the butterfly so important to the rainforest. Butterflies weigh only as much as two rose petals, but can fly thousands of miles. Butterflies can't hear, but they can feel vibrations.
The blooms that we enjoy with our eyes and noses are also the beacons, landing platforms and launching pads for butterflies. By landing on a flower bloom, butterflies get dusted with pollen, which they carry to other flowers. This, in turn, helps the plants produce seed and reproduce.
Most butterflies prefer flowers that are pink, red, purple or yellow and that are open all day. Most moths lean toward pale or white flowers that open in the evening.
