Er... excuse me for saying so but this is a moth, not a butterfly. It looks like it's probably an arctiid moth ("tiger moth") though without seeing the wings fully spread it's difficult to say for sure. It's a nice capture though - the metallic blue markings show up beautifully against the dark ground-colour.

Yes, for sure the moth you described. Gorgeous colours. I found a monarch butterfly the same way, but on my law a couple weeks ago. I saved it. I have heard a person can make some pretty jewelry or a picture from the wings. But I dont think I would be able to take the wings off!! No way. So I should probably just put it in the forest or something. V

Moth?, Butterfly? It doesn't matter to me. All I know is that it has some beautiful markings on it. So glad you wanted to share it with us. I've enjoyed viewing it very much Linda. Thanks!

Haha! Maybe I should call it a "motherfly" or a "buttermoth"! Thanks for the info. I didn't really think it was a butterfly but I couldn't think of what to call it.