Butterfly

Celtic tattoos and body art (as well as other tribal tattoos) have been very popular for the past decade or so. Celtic butterfly tattoos are quite popular nowadays. Butterflies have a similar symbolic meaning in many cultures. The butterfly is a symbol for rebirth and transformation. Just like a beautiful butterfly comes out of his cocoon, the person who wears a butterfly tattoo has gone through some difficult times and is ready to face the world again. In some cultures the butterfly is the personification of someone's soul. The Celtic butterfly tattoo is often quite small and feminine looking, making it appropriate for the ankle or shoulder. The butterfly is also often seen as a lower back tattoo, adorned with Celtic swirls. Lower back tattoos can be sexy and stylish when done right, particularly for girls and women. In the late 1990s however, lower back tattoos have been getting so extremely popular amongst cute girly girls that they got a bad name (the tattoos). Nearly 25% of th...

Butterfly species list Rithet's Bog Butterfly Species List Compiled during monthly butterfly counts, 1992 – 2005 (Karen Golinsky and Sharon Hartwell) With thanks to James Miskelly for supplying information on larval host plants. Common Name Scientific Name Family Larval Host Plant Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon zelicaon Papilionidae Carrot family Cabbage White Pieris rapae Pieridae Mustard family Common Branded Skipper Hesperia comma oregonia Hesperiidae Grasses Grey Hairstreak Strymon melinus atrofasciatus Lycaeniidae Clovers, vetches, blackberry, salal Lorquin's Admiral Basilarchia lorquini burrisoni Nymphalidae Willows, woody roses Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti milberti Nymphalidae ...