Life and Death Struggle

What a lucky "in the right place at the right time moment".  I was looking at my zinnias in the Orchard and something didn't look quite right on one of the flowers.  Upon walking closer to investigate I saw that a praying mantis had captured a butterfly and was overpowering it and preparing to eat it.  I watched it for a long time and took these pictures.  Praying mantis are very hard to spot because they look just like a leaf or a branch.