A butterfly spreads its patterned wings above three leafy stems, with small round markings along the wing edges.

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Swallowtail Butterfly with Open Wings

A butterfly spreads its patterned wings above three leafy stems, with small round markings along the wing edges. Try matching colors on corresponding parts of the left and right wings.

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Swallowtail with yellow inner wings, white edge cells and tails, brown body and green foliage. — A digital color suggestion, not a photograph of a printed result. Open the original line drawing to print and try your own colors.

1. Yellow inner wings
2. Brown body
3. Green foliage

Fill the broad inner panels of all four wings pale yellow. Leave the small edge cells and two long lower tails white.
Color the head and segmented body light brown, keeping eyes and antennae white.
Color all the fine leaves and stems green with a sharp tip.

The white edge cells and long tails should remain distinct from the yellow panels. These are suggested colors.

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