How delicate that butterfly was to exist here, he thought.

His models range from a unique coiled rattlesnake to a charming dollar bill bow tie to a delicate, detailed butterfly.

Hannah emitted a tiny squeak and twisted from him like a delicate butterfly evading the net.

A delicate butterfly with a lovely abstract design of yellow, brown and orange squares, it takes its name from a small crescent-shaped marking on the underside of its hind wing.

"One vital element you must remember; when the Teaser died there were no birds and bees, no hair bearing mammals, no delicate butterflies, even flowers had not yet appeared on the earth."

Made for the English market, each has a distinctive zig-zag pattern across the front and sides, with alternating peony blossoms and delicate butterflies on a golden metallic ground and gilded grape leaves and birds on a black ground.

Gi accepted the note and held it in his cupped palm as if he were providing a perch for a weary and delicate butterfly.

The shimmering compositions of enormous peonies and lotus blossoms, delicate butterflies and mist-shrouded mountains recall the moody, lyrical style of Song and Ming landscapes and traditional bird-and-flower paintings.

Minute detail and a careful blending achieve an effect of remarkable realism for these paintings in thread, which include delicate butterflies and blossoms, fluffy Shandong kittens and shimmering goldfish that appear suspended in water.

Then, like a fair white dove or delicate butterfly she rose ... she poised herself above the bowing Ardath bloom ... anon, soaring aloft, she floated higher.