Instantly, it was gone again like an elusive butterfly, only not like that at all.

In the playoffs, Carter has become the elusive butterfly, catching 16 passes - almost half his output during the regular season - for 306 yards and a touchdown.

Within a 15-mile-wide circle of the Muttontown Preserve, butterfly lovers will be out with their nets and binoculars seeking Long Island's elusive butterflies.

The heart of the movie follows their quest for the elusive butterfly known as Isabella (named for the Spanish queen), which has a lifespan of only three days and three nights, and which in Julien's mind is associated with a personal tragedy.

Richard was devoting his royal energies to chasing an elusive butterfly which fate led nearer and nearer to the cold, hard watcher in the bushes.

In the process, Willard is able to capture the elusive butterfly.

Butterflies on Your Radar Screen In his 1966 pop hit, "Elusive Butterfly," Bob Lind chased the bright elusive butterfly of love, running through meadows with his nets of wonder (as the song went).

Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library Gainsborough's much-loved painting of his daughters Mary, aged six, and Margaret, aged four or so, shows the girls breezily tripping forward after the elusive butterfly.

You can chase down that elusive butterfly and get it to sit on your shoulder.

MUHAMMAD Ali floats above the Summer Games, no longer an elusive butterfly but a great glowing icon as large as a spaceship.