A woman models a dress decorated with nearly a hundred of butterflies to celebrate the first butterfly festival at the Baotianman Nature Reserve Area in Nanyang, Henan Province on May 24. Local forestry police were alerted after reports claimed some of the insects were pinned to the dress while still alive, according to Henan Economic News. Photo: IC/qq.com

An employee in charge at the nature reserve surnamed Qiao explained the butterflies were purchased for commercial use and some had died while being transported from Beijing. Qiao also claimed the butterflies were affixed to the dress with adhesive tape. Baotianman Nature Reserve Area is a part of the Funiushan Geopark, which was listed in the Global Geopark Network in 2006. Photo: IC/qq.com

Photo: IC/qq.com

Photo: IC/qq.com