'Butterfly Lady' shares passion/ Beauty, life cycle captivate woman

The Gazette | November 10, 2000| | Copyright

Karen Niknami is a butterfly fanatic, and she has the wings to prove it.

Niknami is an amateur lepidopterist - someone who studies broad- winged insects. It's a heavy word for such a light subject, and she teaches her neighbors and schoolchildren about the subject.

Occasionally she puts on her homemade butterfly costume for the lessons.

"She's wonderful," said Kelly Wilfling, a second-grade teacher at Prairie Hills Elementary School, where Niknami has spread the word about butterflies.

"We call her 'The Butterfly Lady.'"

Niknami, a stay-at-home mom and an avid gardener, has been ...

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