Because in nature butterflies are fleeting in motion and limited in sightings to the seasonal weather that supports their life cycle, children are at once, compelled to see their beautiful colors and patterns up close and study their amazing variety and body structure. Butterflies rarely hold still long enough for a child to do either, but the outlined image of a butterfly in a coloring book holds 'still' an image that a child can both color and imagine at great length. Coloring butterfly images allows the child to subconsciously study and appreciate the insect's fanciful structure and varied color patterns