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==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_b.htm#butterfly Butterfly] at the Life Lexicon
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_b.htm#butterfly Butterfly] at the Life Lexicon

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Butterfly
x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 o$2o$obo$b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
Pattern type Miscellaneous
Number of cells 8
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown
"Butterfly" may also refer to the period 2 oscillator more commonly called by flops.

Butterfly evolves into the formation of two beehives seen below after 33 generations. Compare this with teardrop, where the beehives are five cells closer together.