Blooming Butterflies Wall Print
Blooming Butterflies Wall Print
Here's a summary of how to select your print. For detailed information, including frame sizes, delivery and frequently asked questions, please see our prints guide.
1. Choose the type – canvas, photographic paper or fine art paper.
2. Select the size – the options in the drop-down menu refer to the longest edge of the print before any frame is added (and includes the border). This table shows the dimensions for this print, including the actual image size.
| Longest edge (width) | Shortest edge (height) | Actual image size (width x height) |
| Canvas size (rolled or stretched) unframed | ||
| 40cm | 26.67cm | 40cm x 26.67cm |
| 60cm | 40cm | 60cm x 40cm |
| 80cm | 53.33cm | 80cm x 53.33cm |
| 100cm | 66.67cm | 100cm x 66.67cm |
| Paper size (photographic or fine art) unframed | ||
| 40cm | 29.33cm | 32cm x 21.33cm |
| 60cm | 44cm | 48cm x 32cm |
| 80cm | 58.67cm | 64cm x 42.67cm |
| 100cm | 73.33cm | 80cm x 53.33cm |
3. Pick a frame (or choose 'none'). Frame sizes vary – see the prints guide.
4. Add to basket and you're done!
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Description / Blooming Butterflies Wall Print
Blooming Butterflies © Haiyong Cai (2024). Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the Natural History Museum, London.
Behaviour: Invertebrates, Highly Commended
While wandering through an alpine meadow in Tianjun County, China, Haiyong spotted a patch of blue among the grass. Initially thinking they were flowers, he approached carefully and realised they were butterflies. To preserve the moment, he took a rapid burst of photos.
Male eros blue butterflies gather in large numbers to lie in the sun. Their iridescent hues are not produced by pigments but by the structure of their scales, which reflect light. The females, in contrast, are darker and rarer to find.