The steps below follow the order of the work for this printables project.
Hello friends! Brynne, here, from The Gathered Home with another roundup of fabulous free vintage printables and inspiration!
I know the title promises at least 25 different butterfly and moth printables, but I have to confess – I’ve chosen pairs of images for many of the items on this list (two is better than one, right?) and if you click through to visit the sources, you’ll likely find tons more vivid and free printable images! Making “25+” more like “several hundred!”
There were just too many to include them all, so I had to select my favorites. Consider them the “X” on a pirate’s map – if you dig here, you’ll find buried treasure!
Now, it’s the part of the post where I jump in and share a few inspiring options for using these solid free printables in your own home! (Just scroll down to see all the images, and see more options for using art prints here.)
1. Blow up an image or two and frame as a focal point in the room.
look at my walkthrough for enlarging vintage images!
via HGTV
via My Domaine
via The Gathered Home
2. Go for the classic schoolhouse chart look with this Handmade walkthrough:
via Chris Loves Julia
3. Mix smaller vintage butterfly/moth prints with other natural history themed objects to create a strong gallery wall.
via Curate This Space
4. No butterflies were harmed in this project – get the “butterflies behind glass” look with this “vegan” walkthrough!
via Shift Ctrl Art
Tips for Printing:
- While you can print these vintage images at home if you have a color printer, you can also have them printed at either a local printing place or an online printing shop – the price will be very affordable for smaller standard sizes like 8 x 10″, 5 x 7″ or 8.5 x 11″.
- If you’re looking for a larger print, you can find great deals on poster sizes by doing a little searching online. Or you can have it printed in black and white as an engineering print (somewhere like Staples) for just a few dollars! (And see options for decorating with engineering prints here.)
Vintage Printable Butterflies and Moths
To download and print, click on each link to visit the original source for each image.
1. Moths via Bibliodyssey
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2. Vintage Bohemian Moth Prints via The Graphics Fairy
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3. Musee Entomologique Illustre via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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4. The Great Atlas Moth via Bibliodyssey
5. De Uitlandsche Kapellen via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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6. Butterflies with Passionfruit Flower via Bibliodyssey
7. Lepidopterologie via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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8. Tableau d’histoire naturelle via Bibliodyssey
9. Colorful Butterflies via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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10. Caterpillar Illustrations via Bibliodyssey
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11. Butterfly Wings via The Graphics Fairy
12. Icones Ornithopterorum via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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13. The Atlas Moth via Biodiversity Heritage Library
14. The Common Moths of England via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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15. Lepidoptera via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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16. Moths and Silkworms via The Graphics Fairy
17. Etudes d’Entomologie via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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18. The Giant Peacock Moth via Biodiversity Heritage Library
19. Caterpillar and Flowers via Biodiversity Heritage Library
20. The Butterfly Vivarium via Biodiversity Heritage Library
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21. Illustrations of Natural History – Butterfly via Biodiversity Heritage Library
22. Saturnia Moth via Biodiversity Heritage Library
23. Butterfly Chart via Biodiversity Heritage Library
24. Anatomy of a Butterfly’s Wing via Biodiversity Heritage Library
25. Butterfly Hunting Gear via Biodiversity Heritage Library
I hope you’ve enjoyed these gorgeously detailed vintage butterfly and moth images as much as I enjoyed pulling them together! Isn’t nature just notable?
See more vintage nature printables here:
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