Painted Lady Butterflies

Color painted lady butterflies, Vanessa cardui, with their patchwork wing markings among thistles, daisies and garden paths. Choose from simple outlines and detailed scenes.

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Two painted ladies fly above a wooden bed of marigolds, with a trowel and seedling pots on the path.

Painted Ladies above a Marigold Bed

detailed

A painted lady flies above pansies and trailing ivy in a balcony planter, with rooftops in the distance.

Painted Lady above a Balcony Planter

medium

A painted lady butterfly spreads its patterned wings above two large leaves.

Painted Lady Butterfly with Open Wings

easy

Three painted ladies glide over poppies and grasses, with rolling hills, clouds and the sun behind.

Painted Ladies over Poppy Hills

detailed

Two painted ladies fly over an arched stone bridge, with cosmos flowers and grasses beside the stream.

Painted Ladies over a Stone Bridge

detailed

A painted lady rests on an arching buddleja flower cluster, above drooping blooms and long toothed leaves.

Painted Lady on a Buddleja Spray

detailed

A painted lady rests with closed wings on a leaf dotted with dew, among clover flowers and three-leaf clusters.

Painted Lady on a Dewy Clover Leaf

medium

A painted lady rests on a coneflower in a woven basket, beside leaves and a folded cloth on a garden table.

Painted Lady on a Coneflower Basket

detailed

Two painted lady butterflies fly above daisies and tall grasses in a meadow.

Painted Lady Butterflies in the Daisy Meadow

medium

Two painted lady butterflies spread their wings among flowers beside a wooden garden gate.

Painted Lady Butterflies by the Garden Gate

detailed

A painted lady rests on lavender spikes in a clay pot, with small stones and fallen florets below.

Painted Lady on Potted Lavender

detailed

A painted lady flies above sunflowers arranged in a watering can on a stool, with small pots below.

Painted Lady and a Sunflower Watering Can

detailed

Paired wings or rings on one side?

Choose the pattern shapes you want to repeat.

Open wings

Broad irregular patches and round spots spread over four wings above two leaves. Useful for matching both sides.

Painted Lady Butterfly with Open Wings →

Folded wings with dew

The side view shows ringed spots beside a dewy leaf and clustered clover flowers. Choose it for smaller rounded details.

Painted Lady on a Dewy Clover Leaf →

Pick out the round spots

Print the original line drawing linked below. The numbered areas match the color key and steps; use the colored example as a starting point, then choose your own colors if you prefer.

Try it on paper

Original coloring page: Painted Lady Butterfly with Open Wings →

Peach butterfly with golden wing spots, a white body and two green leaves. — A digital color suggestion, not a photograph of a printed result. Open the original line drawing to print and try your own colors.

1. Peach wings
2. Golden spots
3. Green leaves

Color all four wings peach, including irregular patches and narrow borders, but reserve every round or oval spot.
Fill those round and oval spots golden yellow.
Color both leaves and stems green; leave the butterfly's central body, eyes, antennae and background white.

Keep the black pattern lines readable even where adjacent patches share a color. The gold spots should stand out; this palette is imaginative.

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