Discover antique prints of butterflies and moths.
Butterflies have been important symbols in many cultures. For example, butterflies appear in ancient Egyptian and Aztec hieroglyphs. They symbolize love in China and a person's soul in Japan.
In Europe, many people loved to collect and study butterflies in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a fashionable and educational hobby.
Many of these naturalists illustrated butterflies. Their illustrations were often printed as engravings and lithographs.
Choose from our extensive collection of antique prints of butterflies and moths. They are genuine antique prints.
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Papilio deiphobus butterfly from Moluccas in Indonesia.This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good conditi..
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45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Orange-barred Sulphur Butterfly (Philea callideyas), Acontius Firewing Butterfly (Antiochus catonephile), Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithopterus remus), Cape York Birdwing Butterfly (Ornitit priamus), Tiger Leafwing Butterfly (Hippona protogonius), Thecla Butterfly (Thecla ..
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45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches).Wide variety of speciesThis large antique lithograph is by Emil Hanselmann of Stuttgart in Germany and was made in about 1870. The original hand coloring and detail is superb. Antique prints by Hanselmann are rare and sought after due to their large size and lovely co..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).(From a later version of Cassell's Butterflies)This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting ..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Perhaps it..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).Tiger Moths - Lithosiidae, ArctiidaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passi..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).SphingidaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. ..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Morpho leonte butterfly from Central America. /p>This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. Th..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).DendrometridaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victoria..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Papilio peranthus butterfly from Java in Indonesia and Cochin China. Papilio polymnestor butterfly from East Indies (Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea etc).This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. I..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Papilio ulysse butterfly from Ambon Island in Indonesia. This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condi..
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45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Paris Peacock Butterfly (Papilio Paris), Great Orange-tip Butterfly (Hebomoia glaucippe), Urania Owl Butterfly (Tenaris urania), Erebus Moth (Patula macrops), Luna Moth (Tropaea maenas)This large antique lithograph is by Emil Hanselmann of Stuttgart in Germany and was ..
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26.5 by 17.5cm (10.5 by 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies is by Henry Humphreys. It was made c.1860 and has very high quality original hand coloring. These prints are particularly decorative as they show the butterflies on the wild flowers and plants they inhabit. The images of the bu..
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45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Garden Tiger Moth (Euprepia caja), Tiger Moth (Euprepia hebe), Cream-spot Tiger Moth (Euprepia villica), Tiger Moth (Euprepia hera), Lettuce Shark Moth (Cucullia lactucae), Pine Beauty Moth (Trachea piniperda), Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassica), Silver Y Moth (Plusia ga..
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45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Atlas Moth (Attacus Atlas), Ulysses Butterfly (Papillo ulysses), White Dragontail Butterfly (Leptocircus curius), Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea lola), Fire Orange-tip Butterfly (Hebomoia leucippe), Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho rhetenor)This large antique lithograph is by..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Vanessa aglatonice and juliana butterfly from Ambon in Indonesia. This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very g..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).Hairstreak, Large Blue, Mazarine BlueThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a pass..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).NymphalidaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians...
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).SatyridaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. P..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).PieridaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Pe..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).NymphalidaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians...
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).SatyridaeThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. P..
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).Papilonidae, Pieridae. Small brown stain on bottom margin, would be covered by a matteThis is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished c..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies was made in 1895 by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. He was well known for his passion for natural history and he devoted much of his leisure time to a series of works on the birds, butterflies and moths of Britain. Each of his ..
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