Nine lives of a cat?

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has escaped several bird attacks, it seems. Despite the missing surface area on its wings, it’s still “airworthy.”

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* A single specimen was captured by a boy at Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland in late September (or early October) 1932 and is believed to have been accidentally imported from North America.

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[Jesika]

It’s astonishing how they fly when missing even more than this brave butterfly.

[Corinne C]

It's painful to watch!
A beautiful capture of the wounded butterfly

[Mags]

Poor thing, but amazing capture.