The Anime Butterfly meme, famously known as 'Is This a Pigeon?', originates from a scene in the 1991 Japanese anime series The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird. In the scene, a character named Yutaro Katori—an android trying to learn about Earth—points at a butterfly and asks a human character if it is a pigeon. The image became a viral sensation years later on platforms like Tumblr and Twitter, serving as the ultimate template for expressing confusion or showcasing someone making a blatant misidentification. It remains a staple of internet culture for its versatility in mocking bad takes and absurd comparisons.