Leaf butterflies
Leaf insects and stick insects are well-known for their ability to camouflage in the forests, but recently an even more elusive species of insect has been discovered : a butterfly with wings that mimic tree leaves, with a pattern that changes season after season, so it stays camouflaged all year long.
The model shows how the butterfly looks in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Each version of the butterfly uses about 85 pieces, and the complete model is made of 471 pieces. Each butterfly has its own independent display base, so they can be arranged in different ways.
This model was built for the Your creations in the world-famous LEGO House! contest on Lego Ideas. You can see my entry here :
ideas.lego.com/s/ca:b067275d68c04ad3bfe23677038b8820
This is a digital model (you can see it on Mecabricks) but I can and will certainly build it physically, regardless of the results of the contest.
Leaf butterflies
Leaf insects and stick insects are well-known for their ability to camouflage in the forests, but recently an even more elusive species of insect has been discovered : a butterfly with wings that mimic tree leaves, with a pattern that changes season after season, so it stays camouflaged all year long.
The model shows how the butterfly looks in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Each version of the butterfly uses about 85 pieces, and the complete model is made of 471 pieces. Each butterfly has its own independent display base, so they can be arranged in different ways.
This model was built for the Your creations in the world-famous LEGO House! contest on Lego Ideas. You can see my entry here :
ideas.lego.com/s/ca:b067275d68c04ad3bfe23677038b8820
This is a digital model (you can see it on Mecabricks) but I can and will certainly build it physically, regardless of the results of the contest.