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[klafterreith]

Butterflies sketched onto walls are regarded a symbol/sign of the transformation that takes place at death.


Are both correct?

[pugachevV]

Butterflies sketched on a wall are regarded as a symbol of the transformation that takes place after death.

Symbol = a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

It is the perfect word for this subject.