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Thanks so much, Machi! :)

Beautiful! Very alien-esque!

Yay! :) I agree it looks better on the preview!

I added a more cropped version. Is that any better?

@SukanyaDatta It is bizarre and beautiful! One of my favorite local butterflies for sure!

@Leuba Thank you! They really do look unreal, especially in person! Most people expect these to be immature, but the adults look this pristine and fresh! There are a couple of immatures if you look closely though (they are really short and stubby)

Thank you, Machi!
@Mark Yes! I never found any eggs or "proud papas", but I hope that I can see them at least once in my lifetime!

Hard to tell without a fertile surface/gill shot. Did you happen to get any additional photos?

Thanks!

Pretty sure these are old Stereum lobatum. Not Trametes (a polypore). There are no pores on the fertile surface here.