Beautiful Press-Out Flying Butterflies

They're about three times bigger than their real-life equivalents, but these dramatic renderings of butterflies are scrupulously accurate—and they really fly! Just press out along the perforations, follow simple folding instructions, add a coin for weight, and send them soaring. All of them feature captions that include their Latin names and information about their habitats and behaviors plus pointers on where to look for them.
In addition to the fun of making and flying the beautiful insects, this book offers a great way to learn how to identify butterflies. Richard Merrill, a former aerospace design engineer, has created vivid and recognizable depictions of these majestic creatures' wing patterns. The twenty-four models include American Copper, Australian Red Lacewing, Blue Morpho, Painted Lady, and others. Nature lovers of all ages will appreciate this opportunity to understand and get to know butterflies—as well as the chance to play with them!

Richard Merrill is an engineer, illustrator, puppeteer, and lover of birds, paper airplanes, kites, and design. He founded an energy efficiency company in Blue Hill, Maine, where he designs interactive informational dashboards for schools and businesses. Details about flying these butterfly models are available at his blog, www.3hawk.com.

Contents

American Copper
Australian Red Lacewing
Blue Copper
Blue Morpho
Clouded Sulphur
Diana Fritillary (Female)
Diana Fritillary (Male)
Julia Butterfly
Cramer's Eight-Eight
Golden-Banded Skipper
Heliconius
Little Wood Satyr
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Malachite Butterfly
Mimic (Male)
Monarch
Morpho Helenor
Mourning Cloak
Obrina Olivewing
Orange Barred Sulphur
Orange Spot Duke
Orange-Tip
Painted Lady
Reakirt's Blue