Insecta Collection (page 7)

Spider-hunting wasp
A spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow

Pieris rapae, small white
SEM image of the wing of a small white butterfly

Sir John Lubbocks pet wasp
Sir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later

Beetle illustration
Table 237 of A Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey tiger moth
Photograph of the brightly coloured and patterned Jersey tiger moth, found in the museum wildlife garden

Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Alaruasa violacea, tailed wax bug
The tailed wax bug does not actually have a tail at all, because the exraordinary growth behind it is pure wax, secreted from the abdomen in tiny amounts throughout its life

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the upperside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Stethophyma grossum, large marsh grasshopper. Male specimen

Papilio machaon, old world swallowtail
SEM image of Papilio machaon wing

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public
A printed poster advertising the last week of the magnificent living Giraffe or camelopardalis with its Nubian attendant

Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E. Wottono, C. G
Page 161 of Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E.Wottono, C.Gesnero, T.Pennio, 1634

Nymphalidae sp. butterflies
Original drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This picture must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Heliconius doris, doris longwing
SEM image of Heliconius doris wing

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Hofmannophila pseudospretella, brown house moth

Wombwells Royal National Menagerie
A printed poster advertising Wombwells Royal National Menagerie dated c.1800

Papilio palinurus, emerald swallowtail
SEM image of an emerald swallowtails wing

Acrocinus longimanus, Harlequin beetle
A photograph of harlequin beetles mating on newly-cut logs of breadnut tree. Taken by entomologist Jon Martin in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas, Belize, in June 2002

Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, stag beetle
This member of the Lucanidae family was written about by Charles Darwin in chapter 10 of his book The Descent of Man

Wasp nest in a bowler hat
This bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public, Manchester
A printed poster advertising the exhibition of a giraffe from the Surrey Zoological Gardens, displayed in Piccadilly, Manchester

Butterfly illustration
Table 239 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

Ring with a weevil set in
About 200 years old, this weevil (Tetrasothynus regalis) has been set in a gold ring

Wombwells Royal National Zoological Establishment

Specimens (including butterflies) from the Paul Hermann Coll
Specimens from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The underside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Pressed insects, mounted by botanist Leonard Plukenet (1642
Pressed by Leonard Plukenet in around 1690

Wombwells Royal Menagerie, 1853
A printed poster advertising Wombwells Royal Mengarie visiting Leeds in 1853

Tenthredinidae, Tenthredo, Symphyta

Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi, scarab beetle
A scarab beetle (Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Rove beetle in amber
Rove beetle, Coleoptera:Polyphaga:Staphylinidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amber
Three Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Flying ant amber
A flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Cockroach in Baltic amber
A cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Planthopper bug in Mexican amber
Distorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Earwig skin in Baltic amber
A shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Water bug in amber
A water bug preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period

Ant in amber
An ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, 56-34 million years ago

Leafhopper in amber
Leafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Scuttle fly in amber
A scuttle fly preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Leafhopper bug in Dominican amber
Leafhopper bug Hemiptera:Homoptera:Cicadellidae, trapped in Dominican amber with a dryinid wasp sac attached to its head. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

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