Wow, what a beauty that butterfly, what beautiful colors and what a perfect drawing as only nature knows how to do ❤️
I hope you can find a solution for your plants, I don't have the answer, but maybe on the internet or some gardening site they can guide you to scare them away without the need of damaging them 🙏 maybe something that can repel them so they don't touch the plants.
I love butterflies maybe that makes me more sensitive to them. I will follow your recommendation and see what you do in this case. Thank you for your comment.