Yes, it's a bit like those paintings of galloping horses made before the invention of short exposure photography showed how horses really look when they gallop.

Yes, it's a bit like those paintings of galloping horses made before the invention of short exposure photography showed how horses really look when they gallop. I suppose it's down to laziness - people could go out and take photographs of butterflies feeding at flowers, but no, they just copy a picture from a field guide and hope most people don't notice.