Figure 1)
This butterfly is perched on the leaf getting ready to lay its eggs. It lays its eggs on the leaf so that when the caterpillars (its offspring) hatch, they can eat the leaves as a source of sustenance.
"butterfly" flickr photo by davidyuweb https://flickr.com/photos/davidyuweb/4890215847 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
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