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The illustration features two stems with bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers marked with red stripes and long spurs extending from the backs of the blooms. The flowers grow from climbing stems with distinctive round, shield-shaped leaves. The leaves are various shades of green, with some showing yellowing at the edges. A bilingual inscription at the lower right corner reads \u201cshuifen hua \u6c34\u7c89\u82b1 Mirabilis Marvel of Peru\u201d, a common name for Mirabilis jalapa. Two butterflies are depicted in flight. On the top left is a large black butterfly with white spots and red markings along the wing edges; it is likely Hestina assimilis, commonly known as the red ring skirt. At the bottom right is a yellow butterfly with black wing borders and orange patches; it is likely the genus Colotis, also called orange tips. Both insects show delicate antennae and detailed wing patterns. 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