diff --git a/Star patterns/Butterfly.java b/Star patterns/Butterfly.java
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+public class Butterfly {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int n = 4;
+        for(int i = 1;i<=n;i++)
+        {
+            for(int k = 1;k<=i;k++)
+            {
+                System.out.print("*");
+            }
+            for(int j = 1;j<=(2*(n-i));j++)
+            {
+                System.out.print(" ");
+            }
+            for(int k = 1;k<=i;k++)
+            {
+                System.out.print("*");
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+        for(int i=n;i>=1;i--)
+        {
+            for(int k=1;k<=i;k++)
+            {
+                System.out.print("*");
+            }
+            for(int j = 1;j<=(2*(n-i));j++)
+            {
+                System.out.print(" ");
+            }
+            for(int k=1;k<=i;k++)
+            {
+                System.out.print("*");
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+        }
+    }