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~ The smallest Lepidoptera species on the Buddleja (醉鱼草) blooms was Tongeia fischeri (玄灰蝶)…they often appeared in pairs or in groups of three…not especially nervous, they remained on individual flowers sufficiently long to be photographed…as with many butterfly species, there's a striking contrast between the colors and patterns of the inner and the outer wings