Hi all,

    I recently made this for a contest on Lego Ideas that challenged contestants to construct something with a twist on nature.  I opted to create a butterfly out of plant parts since they pollinate flowers.  The wings are made from tree leaves and decorated with various flower molds that Lego has produced.  As an afterthought, I included the whole life cycle.  The egg is a stud; the caterpillar is made of classic smileys since caterpillars often have odd patterns to scare off predators; and the chrysalis is made of minifig capes and Hobbit spiderwebs (the contest required entries to be 100% Lego).  The whole thing is more or less to scale with real life, so I am sharing it in this forum.  I hope you enjoy!

Floral Butterfly by Christian Techam, on Flickr

Floral Butterfly by Christian Techam, on Flickr

Metamorphosis by Christian Techam, on Flickr

Chrysalis by Christian Techam, on Flickr

Caterpillar by Christian Techam, on Flickr

I give you a thumbs up :)