Young Butterfly Clinging to a Chrysalis on a Branch
Coloring guide
A happy young butterfly with big round eyes, a smile and two curly antennae holds onto a hanging chrysalis, one little leg resting on its side. The chrysalis dangles from a knobby tree branch running across the top of the page, with pointed leaves along the branch and one more tucked beside the chrysalis. The big wings are the main challenge. The upper wings are split into long petal-shaped sections, and the lower edges have rows of small circles and dots that suit crayons or fine-tip markers. Soft oranges and yellows work nicely on the wing sections, with deep purple or blue in the dotted borders and a pale jade green for the chrysalis. This free printable fits well with a spring lesson on how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. This fits right in with our Butterfly coloring pages — see also Umbrella and Star.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- grass green
- tangerine orange
- pale green
- amber
- soft yellow
- bright orange
- brown
- yellow green
- coral red
- black
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the branch and the stems with brown, leaving small gaps for texture.
- 2Fill the large leaves at the top and the two leaves on the right with grass green.
- 3Color the chrysalis: use pale green for the main body and bottom, yellow green for the bands, and soft yellow for the thin band near the top.
- 4Fill the butterfly's wings with tangerine orange and amber, add bright orange and coral red to the darker cells, and color the head soft yellow and the body segments bright orange.
- 5Leave the eye whites, the round wing spots and the small highlights white, and color the eyes and antennae black.
- 6Optional: add a little darker shading at the edges of the leaves and the chrysalis to make them look rounder.
More Butterfly Coloring Pages
Forest Mushroom Top Butterfly Page
Girl in a Flowered Sun Hat with a Butterfly on Her Finger
Newly Hatched Butterfly Beside Its Chrysalis
Friendly Caterpillar and Butterfly Under the Sun
Life Cycle of a Butterfly in a Leafy Circle
Daisy Perch for a Smiling Butterfly
Hearts, Sun and Flowers Around a Butterfly
Three Butterflies Fluttering Over a Picket Fence
