variant of 蝶[die2]

swallowtail butterfly

pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)

variant of 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]

nymphalid; butterfly

swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)

lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to get to a better place after going through difficult period

Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); (fig.) to flirt

Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900