Butterfly for Kids
A smiling cartoon butterfly with curly antennae and heart-shaped spots on its wings.
Medium · 5–7Butterfly Coloring Pages for Kids
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This collection holds 38 butterfly pictures, from a simple smiling butterfly with heart-shaped spots to a fairy butterfly flying past a crescent moon. You will find butterflies on daisies, a mushroom, a pond with lily pads, and a rainbow. Easy and Medium pages suit young children, while the Tricky pages with tropical leaves and flower wreaths suit kids who like detail.
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All 38 Butterfly Coloring Pages
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Cartoon Butterfly
A smiling butterfly flies past a smiling flower under a sunny sky with clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly on Branch
A smiling butterfly with round-dotted wings sits on a leafy tree branch.
Medium · 5–7
Fairy Butterfly
A smiling butterfly with star-tipped antennae flies past a crescent moon, stars, and clouds at night.
Tricky · 8+
Princess Butterfly Wearing a Crown
A smiling butterfly wearing a tiny crown, with heart and circle patterns on its wings and stars around it.
Tricky · 8+
Butterflies Flying Near Rainbow …
Two smiling butterflies float above a rainbow, with clouds, hearts and stars filling the sky.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly Sipping Nectar Colorin…
A smiling cartoon butterfly with patterned wings drinks from a tulip under fluffy clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Geometric Butterfly
Wings decorated with dots, stripes, and curved lines, plus a striped body and tiny antennae on top.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly over Cattails and Lily Pads
A smiling butterfly flies over a pond with lily pads, cattails, and a sunny sky with clouds.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly Resting on Big Sunflower
A smiling butterfly with spotted wings rests on a big flower under a sunny sky.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly Among Tropical Leaves
A butterfly with dotted and striped wings, framed by palm and monstera leaves, for kids who like detailed patterns.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly Flying with Ladybug Co…
A smiling butterfly flies over a flower while a ladybug rests on a leaf below.
Medium · 5–7
Smiling Butterfly Inside a Flower Wreath
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings, surrounded by a wreath of daisies, flowers and leaves.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly on Mushroom
A butterfly with spotted wings rests on a big spotted mushroom in a flowery meadow under a sunny sky.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly over a Flowery Hillside
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flying above a row of flowers and two clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Dotted Butterfly with Hearts and Waves
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flies above flowers, leaves, clouds and a smiling sun.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly Sitting on a Daisy
A smiling butterfly with spotted wings sits on a daisy, with clouds and leaves in the background.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly with Clouds, Sun and Daisies
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings beside two smiling daisies, clouds and a sun in the sky.
Medium · 5–7
Heart-Winged Butterfly Among Stars
A smiling butterfly with heart and circle patterns on its wings, surrounded by flowers, stars and clouds.
Tricky · 8+
Striped Butterfly Above Two Flowers
A smiling butterfly with spotted wings and a striped body, flying above two flowers and clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Striped Butterfly Under a Sunny Sky
A smiling butterfly with heart-shaped wing patterns, flowers, clouds and a smiling sun in the sky.
Medium · 5–7
Spotted Butterfly Beside Daisy and Leaves
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings and a striped body, flying near a daisy and some leaves.
Medium · 5–7
Smiling Butterfly over Flower Meadow
A smiling butterfly with circle-patterned wings flies above flowers, clouds, and grass.
Medium · 5–7
Happy Butterfly Flying Beside a Flower
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flies past a flower, with a sun and clouds in the sky.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly with Swirly Lower Wings
A smiling butterfly with heart and swirl patterns on its wings, floating above daisies and grass.
Medium · 5–7
Smiling Butterfly with Two Clouds
A cheerful butterfly with big round wing circles hovers above flowers and grass.
Medium · 5–7
Smiling Butterfly Near a Cloud
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flies above three flowers, a leaf, and a small cloud.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly Under a Smiling Sun
A cheerful butterfly with patterned wings floats above flowers, with a grinning sun and cloud above.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly Flying Past Sun and Cloud
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flies past a sun, a cloud and flowers in a grassy yard.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly Among Clouds and Stars
A smiling butterfly with heart and dot wings, surrounded by flowers, leaves, clouds, and stars.
Tricky · 8+
Butterfly Between Two Flowers
A smiling butterfly with heart-shaped wing marks, standing between two flowers under two clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly with Heart-Shaped Wing Marks
A smiling butterfly with heart shapes and round spots on its wings, ready for your child to color.
Easy · 2–4
Smiling Butterfly Above Daisies
A smiling butterfly with patterned wings flies above daisies, grass, and clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Happy Butterfly with Round Wing Spots
A smiling butterfly with big eyes, spotted wings and a striped body for your child to color.
Easy · 2–4
Smiling Butterfly with Curly Antennae
A cheerful butterfly with heart-shaped wing spots flies above flowers, hills, and clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly Above Garden Flowers
A smiling butterfly with heart-shaped wing patterns flutters over flowers, leaves, and clouds in a garden.
Medium · 5–7
Smiling Butterfly with Hearts
A cheerful insect with heart-shaped wing patterns, dots and swirls, set among flowers and clouds.
Medium · 5–7
Butterfly for Kids
A smiling cartoon butterfly with curly antennae and heart-shaped spots on its wings.
Medium · 5–7What the Butterfly Pictures Show
Most of the butterfly coloring pages here show a smiling butterfly with patterned wings. The wings may have heart shapes, round dots, stripes, or swirls. Some pictures are simple, like Butterfly for Kids, with curly antennae and heart-shaped spots. Others place the butterfly in a scene with a sunny sky, flowers, or a rainbow.
Several pictures take the butterfly somewhere new. A fairy butterfly with star-tipped antennae flies past a crescent moon and stars. A princess butterfly wears a tiny crown. Two butterflies float above a rainbow, and another sips nectar from a tulip under fluffy clouds.
Simple Scenes and Detailed Scenes
The Easy and Medium pages have big, clear shapes and a few flowers or clouds. The Tricky pages add more to color. Butterfly Among Tropical Leaves has dotted and striped wings framed by palm and monstera leaves. Smiling Butterfly Inside a Flower Wreath surrounds the butterfly with daisies, flowers, and leaves.
Fun Facts to Talk About While Coloring
You can talk about real butterflies while your child colors. Butterflies have wings covered in tiny scales that give the wings their color and pattern. Many butterflies drink nectar from flowers through a long, thin tube. The pictures of a butterfly on a tulip or a big sunflower show that feeding moment.
A butterfly that rests on a spotted mushroom is a good starting point for a talk about where butterflies live. Ask your child which flowers in the picture might have nectar. If your child also enjoys animals with feathers, the bird coloring pages make a good match.
Tips for Coloring Butterflies
Butterflies have many patterns, so it helps to work in a clear order.
- Color the large wing areas first, one section at a time.
- Add the spots, hearts, or dots with a second color.
- Color the striped body and the antennae last.
- Fill the sky, flowers, or grass around the butterfly.
Stripes and dots give your child a chance to choose a pattern. Some children like to match the colors of a real butterfly, while others pick bright colors for a fairy or princess scene. You can find more pictures in the bugs and birds coloring pages.
Questions Parents and Teachers Ask
Can I print these butterfly coloring pages?
Yes. Each picture has its own PDF, and this page has a Download all as one PDF button. Every picture prints on US Letter paper, so you can print a single page or the whole set for a afternoon of coloring.
How do I choose the right level for my child?
Easy pages are for ages 2 to 4, with big shapes and little detail. Medium pages suit ages 5 to 7 and add more flowers and scenery. Tricky pages are for ages 8 and up and have many small patterns to fill.
Can my child color a butterfly page on a screen?
Yes. Every picture can be colored online with a tap-to-fill tool. Your child taps a section, and it fills with the color they picked. You can also print the same page and use crayons or markers instead.
Are these pages useful for a classroom butterfly lesson?
Teachers often use them during a unit on insects. You can hand out a few pages for a lesson or let each child pick a different scene. Displaying the finished pages together gives the class a shared butterfly display.
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