Prism flutterby

I finally saw one! It was when we stopped for lunch on the afternoon. Me and Jule took a short walk to stretch our legs and must have startled one. It flew up straight in front of us scattering coloured light as it went. It was so beautiful, I wish you could have seen it.

The rainbow flutterby is a winged insect that can be found in the Lomony Lowlands. It feeds on a specific type of fungus that grows near the marshes, and has adapted its lifecycle to match the rotation of mumble mumble Constellation. The Lowlands are uninhabited, though there is an old road running through it, which still sees some regular use. The population of the flutterbys is quite low and they tend to stay away from the road, so it is a rare treat to spot one and some folk consider it a good luck sign.
While people call it a prism flutterby due to the fact it scatters light like a prism, it is actually a bit of a misnomer as there are only five of the seven colours present in this effect. The wings of a prism flutterby are perfectly clear, apart from very thin band of brown around the edges. When they fly their wings catch the light of the constellation and refract it in a beautiful display of colour. A little bit like a prism, or technically two prisms in constant erratic motion.
The flutterbys feed exclusively on the Paddle Fungus which grows in abundance along the edges of the marsh. The flutterbys secrete a liquid from their abdomen which rapidly dissolve the fungus into a gloopy liquid, they then suck this up through a curled probiscus situated in the front of their heads, just below their large compound eyes. It can take them several days to get through a whole fungus, but once a flutterby has begun feeding on a particular fungus, they will return to it each feeding time until they have finished it.