Butterfly Collection (page 7)

Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome (Amphinome, Papilio amphinome), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe (Adippe butterfly, Papilio adippe). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Sea butterfly, Cavolinia tridentata (Tridentated hyale, Hyale tridentata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

South India small tussore, Antheraea paphia (Phalaena paphia) caterpillar on a jujube plant, Ziziphus jujuba. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Southern marbled emperor, Heniocha apollonia (Apollonia butterfly, Phalaena apollonia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Rhetenor blue morpho, Morpho rhetenor (Andromachus butterfly, Papilio andromachus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

African swallowtail, Papilio dardanus (Merope butterfly, Papilio merope). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Papilio tydeus (Amphitryon butterfly, Papilio amphitryon). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor. Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Greater burdock with moth
Greater burdock, Arctium lappa plant, with moth, caterpillar and pupa LXIII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Garden orache with moth
Garden orache, Atriplex hortensis, with moth, caterpillar and pupa. CXVII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Gooseberry with moth
Gooseberry plant, groseille de jardin, Ribes uva-crispa with moth, caterpillar and pupa, Plate XXIX. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F

Butterfly collectors tools from the 18th century: aerial net on a cane 1, scissors with racquets 2, small preservative brush 6, and soft brush to remove dust 9

Marbled white butterflies
Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Meadow brown, eudore variety, ringlet and speckled wood
Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina, eudore, Satyrus eudora, ringlet, Epinephele hyperanthus, and speckled wood, Pararge aegeria

Woodland brown, large brown wall and wall butterfly
Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe, hermit, Chazara briseis, and eastern rock grayling, Hipparchia syriaca butterfly. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Cardinal butterfly, Argynnis pandora, dorsal and ventral views. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History

Two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor, Charaxes jasius, dorsal and ventral views. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Purple emperor butterfly and lesser purple emperor
Purple emperor butterfly, Apatura iris, ventral and dorsal, and lesser purple emperor, Apatura ilia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Moorland clouded yellow, cleopatra and pale clouded yellow
Moorland clouded yellow, Colias palaeno, cleopatra butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, and pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale

Map and European beak butterflies
Map butterflies, Araschnia levana and Araschnia levana prorsa, and European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis

Painted lady, false comma, and comma butterfly variety
Painted lady, Vanessa cardui, false comma, Nymphalis vaualbum, and comma butterfly variety, Polygonia c-album. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell
Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Asian pigeonwings, butterfly pea or Darwin pea, Clitoria ternatea. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Young girl of the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a lace bonnet with butterfly wings and notched band

Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Plee Jr

Varieties of butterflies, moths and insects. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Christian Leinberger from Georg Wolfgang Knorrs Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van

Atlas moth, blue morpho, lanternfly, and European
Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3, European butterflies 4-8

Varieties of butterflies including a swallowtail. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

White admiral butterfly and goat-leaf honeysuckle
White admiral butterfly, Limenitis camilla, with caterpillar and pupa and goat-leaf honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Taenaris urania butterfly (previously Papilio jairus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Poplar admiral and purple emperor
Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi, 1, 2, 3, 4, and purple emperor, Apatura iris 5, 6, 7, 8, with caterpillar and pupa

Blackthorn tree with brown and black hairstreak butterflies
Blackthorn or sloe plum tree, Prunus spinosa, with brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae 6, 7, 8, 9, black hairstreak, Satyrium pruni 10, 11, 12, and Rhagades pruni moth 14, 15, 16, 17

Jezebel, lampedia, redbase jezebel and crimson
Common jezebel, Delias eucharis (Papilio hyparete) 1, Papilio lampedia 2, redbase jezebel Delias pasithoe (Papilio porsenna) 3, and crimson tip butterfly, Colotis eborea (Papilio eborea) 4

Varieties of blue butterflies
Adonis blue butterfly, Polyommatus bellargus, male 1, female 2, brown argus, Polyommatus argus 3, azure blue, Polyommatus argiolus, male 4, female 5, Bedford blue, Polyommatus alsus 6

Plain tawny rajah butterfly on a camellia flower
Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovans An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800

Two-tailed pasha and Cramers eighty-eight butterfly
Two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor, Charaxes jasius, with pupa and caterpillar 1, and Cramers eighty-eight butterfly, Diaethria clymena 2. Nymphale jasius, Nymphale clymene

Northern birdwing butterfly, common birdwing larva and pupa
Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena. Ornythoptere de Durville, chrysalid and larva of the Ornithoptere helicaon

Old World swallowtail and scarce swallowtail, larva and pupa
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon 1, and scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius 2, larva and pupa. Papillon machaon, Papillon podalire. Papillons, butterflies

Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo 1
Mountain Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo 1, and southern festoon, Zerynthia polyxena 2, larva and pupa. Parnassius apollon, Thais medesicaste. Papillons, butterflies

Polyommatus butterflies
Black hairstreak butterfly, Satyrium pruni 1, common blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus 2, purple-edged copper, Lycaena hippothoe 3, and common guava blue, Virachola isocrates 4

Orange tip and blue-spotted Arab
Orange tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, pupa and caterpillar 1 and blue-spotted Arab, Colotis phisadia phisadia 2. Pierides butterflies: Anthocharis du cresson, Idmais arne

Menelaus blue morpho butterfly, Morpho menelaus, caterpillar and pupa. Morpho menelas. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Valerian, peacock butterfly and red admiral
Valerian, Valeriana officinalis 1, peacock butterfly, Aglais io 2, red admiral, Vanessa atalanta 3. Valeriane, Vanesses butterflies

Alstroemeria pulchra and Alstroemeria pallida
Countryside butterfly, Alstroemeria pulchra (Alstroemeria tricolor) 1 and Lirio de Cordillera, Alstroemeria pallida 2. Chile

Butterfly orchid, Psychopsis limminghei (Oncidium limminghei). Caracas. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Pansies, Viola tricolor, and butterflies with calligraphic poem in box. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

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