A butterfly with '89' on the side of its wing landed on my shorts.

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the_original_Retro on June 20th, 2017 at 02:48 UTC »

This is the "88 butterfly" - Diaethria clymena

Sometimes it evolves to an 89, and it gets even more mesmerizing power.

ThatsMyHoverboard on June 20th, 2017 at 02:54 UTC »

For some reason the numbers remind me of one of those 'retro' fonts everyone used to use in the eighties.

IF_YOU_SEE on June 20th, 2017 at 08:04 UTC »

"Both sexes are attracted to rotting fruit. The males are strongly attracted to urine-soaked sand, and also imbibe dissolved minerals from damp soil, road surfaces and rock faces." - Source, from other comment

OP Wet himself.