Butterfly Coloring Pages

By ColoringBird Updated October 4, 2026

Some of these pages show one big butterfly with its wings spread wide. Others show butterflies on a rose, on a mushroom or flying over a garden.

The smiling butterfly and the butterfly on a hand are the easiest ones for little kids. The butterfly covered in patterns and the garden path take the longest of all these butterfly coloring pages. They have lots of tiny shapes for older kids and adults.

Every page is a free PDF for A4 or Letter paper. If you like nature pages, try our owl coloring pages next. For help with printing, see our printing guide.

Free Butterfly Coloring Pages

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Coloring page of a simple smiling butterfly with large open wings — A Simple Smiling Butterfly

A happy butterfly with a smiling face spreads its big wings wide.

Coloring page of a butterfly seen from above with both wings spread open — Butterfly with Open Wings

You see this butterfly from above, with both wings spread out flat. Each wing has the same pattern.

Coloring page of a swallowtail butterfly with long tails on its back wings — Butterfly with Long Tails

This butterfly has a long thin tail hanging from each of its back wings.

Coloring page of a butterfly with a large round eye spot on each of its four wings — Butterfly with Eye Spots

Four big round spots sit on this butterfly, one on each wing. The wing edges are wavy.

Coloring page of a butterfly on a background of evenly spaced circles — Butterfly and Circles

A butterfly sits in the middle of the page, with rows of circles behind it.

Coloring page of a butterfly resting on an open hand — Butterfly on a Hand

A butterfly has landed on an open hand and is holding on with its thin legs.

Coloring page of a butterfly resting on an open rose with buds on the stem — Butterfly on a Rose

A butterfly sits on a big open rose. Two small buds are growing lower down on the stem.

Coloring page of a butterfly drinking from the center of a large flower — Drinking from a Flower

A butterfly dips its long curly tongue into the middle of a flower to drink.

Coloring page of a butterfly seen from the side gripping a tall flower stem — Butterfly on a Flower Stem

A butterfly holds on to a tall flower stem. You can see it from the side.

Coloring page of a butterfly resting on a leafy branch with small flowers — Butterfly on a Branch

A butterfly rests on a branch with leaves and little flowers growing along it.

Coloring page of two butterflies flying above tulips with dotted flight trails — Two Butterflies Flying

Two butterflies fly above a row of tulips. Dotted lines show where they have been.

Coloring page of four butterflies in a two by two grid with different wing patterns — Four Butterflies in Boxes

Four butterflies sit in their own boxes. Each one has a different pattern on its wings.

Coloring page of three butterflies on a tall spike of bell-shaped flowers — Butterflies on a Tall Flower

Three butterflies rest on a tall flower covered in little bells, with big leaves below.

Coloring page of four butterflies flying above a flower bed of mixed flowers — Butterflies over the Flowers

Four butterflies fly above a flower bed. There are daisies, bells and long spiky flowers.

Coloring page of three butterflies over a meadow with a wooden fence and hills — Butterflies in the Meadow

Three butterflies float over long grass and flowers. A wooden fence and hills sit behind.

Coloring page of two butterflies resting on a spotted mushroom with ferns — Butterflies on a Mushroom

Two butterflies sit on top of a tall spotted mushroom. Curly ferns grow all around it.

Coloring page of one large butterfly filling the page with detailed patterned wings — Close Up on the Wings

One big butterfly fills the whole page so you can see every line inside its wings.

Coloring page of a butterfly with wings filled with swirls and small shapes — Butterfly Covered in Patterns

Every part of these wings is filled with swirls and little shapes. It takes a while.

Coloring page of three butterflies at a cottage window box full of flowers — Butterflies at the Window

Three butterflies visit a window box full of flowers outside a cottage window.

Coloring page of four butterflies above a garden path with flowers and an arch — Butterflies over the Garden Path

Four butterflies fly above a stone path. Flowers grow on both sides and an arch stands at the end.

How to Color Butterfly Wings

A real butterfly has the same pattern on both sides. The easy way to get this right is to go one shape at a time. Color a shape on the left wing, then the same shape on the right wing.

If you want your butterfly to look like a real one, try one of these.

Monarch. Orange wings with black lines and white dots along the edges.
Swallowtail. Yellow wings with black stripes.
Blue morpho. Bright blue all over.
Painted lady. Orange and brown with black and white spots.

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How to print these pages

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Download the PDF instead of the image: it stays sharp at full page size.
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Print at 100% scale (not "fit to page") on plain A4 or Letter paper.
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Paper of 120gsm or heavier stops markers bleeding through.

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Frequently asked questions

How many wings does a butterfly have?

Four. There are two bigger wings at the front and two smaller ones at the back.

Which page has one big butterfly to color?

Try the butterfly with open wings or the close up on the wings. Each one fills the whole page.

Why do butterflies land on flowers?

To drink. Flowers have a sweet juice called nectar, and a butterfly sips it with its long, curly tongue. You can see this on the page where a butterfly is drinking from a flower.