Butterfly Collection (page 6)

The Butterfly Series - I se Got You! early 20th century

Fiery jewel butterfly, Hypochrysops ignitus (Fiery argusfly, Lycaena ignita). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Spotted skipper and painted skipper
Spotted skipper, Hesperilla ornata, and painted skipper, Hesperilla picta (Adorned and painted skippers, Hesperia ornata, Hesperia picta)

Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, Ibacus peronii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan

Bankss brown butterfly, Heteronympha banksii (Banks hipparchia, Hipparchia banksii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Common green birdwing and Rippons birdwing butterflies
Common green birdwing butterfly, Ornithoptera priamus, and Rippons birdwing, Troides hypolitus (Ornithoptera remus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural

Common green birdwing and false apollo butterflies
Common green birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa, and false apollo, Archon apollinus (Doritis apollinus)

Medieval childrens games: badminton with racquets and shuttlecock, boy with paper windmill, boy flying a butterfly on a string, and boys playing bob-cherry with an apple

Red cracker butterfly and palm nut grubs
Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome (copied from Maria Sibylla Merian), and palm nut grubs, larvae of the South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum

Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus, ventral and dorsal, on a pomegranate blossom. Azure blue butterfly, copied from Maria Sibylla Merian

Arran brown, Erebia ligea (Papilio ligea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London

Scotch Argus butterfly, Erebia aethiops (Papilio blandina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Purple-edged copper butterfly, Lycaena hippothoe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia (Charlotte butterfly, Papilio charlotta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Lesser butterfly orchis, Platanthera bifolia (Orchis bifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1791

Greater butterfly-orchid, Platanthera chlorantha. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Butterfly orchid, Anacamptis papilionacea (Orchis papilionaceae). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Adonis Morpho and Pavonia anaxandra butterflies
Adonis Morpho butterfly, Morpho adonis 1, and Pavonia anaxandra 2, 3 (Dasyophthalma creusa?). Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Delarue from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Monarch, red cracker and doris longwing butterflies
Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Danais archippus), red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome (Peridromia amphinome) and doris longwing, Leparus doris (Heliconius doris)

Urvilles birdwing butterfly, Ornithoptera priamus urvilliana (Ornithoptera urvilliana). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Delarue from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Butterfly collector tools, 19th century. Butterfly net, raquet nets, pincers, pins, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Great banded grayling, hermit and large wall brown butterfly
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe 1, hermit, Chazara briseis 2, and large wall brown, Lasiommata maera 3. Satyre sylene, Satyre hermite, Satyre ariane

Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell and comma
Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros 1, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae 2, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album 3, with poppy. Vanesse grande tortue, Vanesse petite tortue, Vanesse gamma

Painted lady, red admiral and European peacock
Painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui 1, red admiral, Vanessa atalanta 2 and European peacock, Aglais io 3. Vanesse belle-dame, Vanesse vulcain, Vanesse paon de jour

Two-tailed pasha, Charaxes jasius 1 and purple emperor, Apatura iris 2, and tulip. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Cabbage white, black-veined white, orange
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae 1, 2, black-veined white, Aporia crataegi 3, orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines 4 and Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides 5

Women entomologists catching butterflies in a garden, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet

Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Unknown species of Australasian caterpillar, perhaps Sphinx moth family. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant African swallowtail, Papilio antimachus
Giant African swallowtail or antimachus butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

White morpho, Morpho laertes (Laertes butterfly, Papilio laertes). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo. Vulnerable
Apollo or mountain apollo butterfly, caterpillar and pupa, Parnassius apollo (Papilio apollo). Vulnerable. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Red helen and malachite butterfly, Papilio helenus, Siproeta stelenes (Papilio helenus and Papilio steneles). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Scarlet mormon butterfly, Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia (Deiphobus butterfly, Papilio deiphobus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

White witch moth, Thysania agrippina (Agrippina butterfly, Phalaena agrippina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder after Maria Sibylla Merian

White witch moth caterpillar, Thysania agrippina (Agrippina butterfly, Phalaena agrippina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder after Maria Sibylla Merian

Common green birdwing, female, Ornithoptera priamus (Panthous butterfly, Papilio panthous). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies (Papilio aeneas, Papilio peranthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Protesilaus butterfly, Protesilaus protesilaus (Papilio protesilaus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Great eggfly butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Cramerian butterfly, Papilio cramerianus), native to Java. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi (Poplar butterfly, Papilio populi). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Automedon giant owl, Eryphanis automedon
Automedon giant owl butterfly, Eryphanis automedon (Automedon, Papilio automedon). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Sematura empedocles moth (Empedocles butterfly, Papilio empedocles). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
Common brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, caterpillar and pupa (Buckthorn butterfly, Papilio rhamni). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Amber phantom, Haetera piera (Talc-winged butterfly, Papilio piera), with caterpillar and pupa on cashew nut plant, Anarcardium occidentale

Single-spotted butterfly, Papilio spondiae. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Queen swallowtail, Papilio androgeus
Queen swallowtail or androgeus butterfly, Papilio androgeus, with caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Opsiphanes cassiae butterfly, caterpillar and pupa (Cassia, Papilio cassiae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

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