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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw a Swallowtail Butterfly: printable worksheet

Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.

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How to Draw a Swallowtail Butterfly

Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.

  1. Step 1: Egg head
  2. Step 2: Two big eyes
  3. Step 3: Smile and cheeks
  4. Step 4: The body
  5. Step 5: Two stripes
  6. Step 6: Pointed top wings
  7. Step 7: Bottom wings with tails
  8. Step 8: Long curly feelers
  9. Step 9: Band and stripes
  10. Step 10: Bumps and dots
  11. Step 11: Yellow and pink
  12. Step 12: Blue dots
  13. Step 13: Black edges and tails
  14. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/swallowtail-butterfly/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace a swallowtail butterfly

Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the swallowtail butterfly on your own from the steps.

squigglings.com/draw/swallowtail-butterfly/Draw light, then go bold.