The 23 artistic styles below describe butterfly and moth rendering genres found by Ron Gagliardi in his thesis on butterfly and moths in western art and design.
Various cultures possess prominent lepidoptera artistic styles.
Characterized by a basic representation of the wing shapes, with some attempt to depict the body although often with only one or two of the three shapes. Wing designs feature repeated patterns and convoluted lines placed in a semi-concentric fashion. Sometimes the butterfly is represented with little attention to the four distinct wings. Other times, usually in the less ornate depictions, the four wings are distinct. The Amerind style, represented by the various American Indian tribes, usually feature a geometric stylization utilizing squares and triangles with varying degrees of adornment.