Arthropod Collection (page 30)

Composite brain picture
Image of a brain, composed of various flora and fauna

Glyptonotus antarcticus

Megascolia procer, wasp

Phymateus morbillosus, common milkweed locust

Milionia paradisea

Achias rothschildi
Photograph of Achias rothschildi

Formosia moneta, fly

Phytalmia, antlered fly

Butterfly Jungle 2009
The Butterfly Jungle exhibition, set in the grounds of the Natural History Museum, houses more than a thousand live butterflies

Bombus hypnorum, bumblebee
A bumblebee perched on Lythrum salicaria, purple loosetrife, in the Natural History Museums Wildlife Garden

Papilio demoleus, Lime butterfly
Papilio demoleus is also known as the swallowtail, common lime or lemon butterfly. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Australia

Scorpaena panda
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Gynandromorph Antheraea frithi, silkmoth

Siproeta stelenes, Malachite butterfly
The malachite butterfly is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green of the butterflys wings. It is found throughout the Southern United States to Brazil

Dicopomorpha echmepterygis
Male specimen of Dicopomorpha echmepterygis. The smallest of the chalcidoid wasps and all known insects, this specimen is only 0.13mm long

Corydasialis inexpectatus

Ambeodontus tristis, two-toothed longhorn

Papilio kama, swallowtail butterfly
A UV image of a swallowtail butterfly. The swallowtail is the U.Ks largest native butterfly, but it is now resticted to the Norfolk Broads

Rallus limicola, Virginia rail
Plate 205 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Limulus polyphemus, horseshoe crab
Fossil of the oldest crab in the world. The species is estimated to be at least 300 million years old and is characterised by a long, pointed tail

Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion

Pollen on bee
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of pollen on a bee. If the plant depends on animals for pollination, the pollen will be relatively large and sticky

Trinucleus, trinucleid trilobite
This Trinucleid trilobite grew up to 3cm long. Specimen originating from Ordovician rocks of Builth, Wales

Spizella passerina, chipping sparrow
Plate 104 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Surinaamsche Insecten, Insects of Surinam
Plate 57 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian

Paraisobuthus prantli, scorpion
A Scorpion fossil seen here in a nodule of rock

Icterus spurius, orchard oriole
Plate 42 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Chrysolophus amherstiae, Lady Amhersts pheasant
Plate 20 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Mallacoota insignis
Amphipod from the Indian Ocean

Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle
Scanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter. Coloured artificially by computer

Anopheles labranchiae, mosquito
This species of mosquito is of medical importance as it is a vector of malaria

Colias croceus, clouded yellow
Photograph of a mounted specimen of clouded yellow, male upperside. Widespread in Europe with breeding strongholds in Mediterranean countries. Regular migrant to southern England

Troides haliphron, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides haliphron) from the family Papilionidae

Troides plato, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides plato) from the family Papilionidae

Hawker dragonfly
A hawker dragonfly at rest, photographed in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Troides hypolitus, birdwing butterfly

Ornithoptera aesacus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera aesacus) from the family Papilionidae

Troides vandepolli, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides vandepolli) from the family Papilionidae

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spotted ladybird

Troides criton, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides criton) from the family Papilionidae

Lepidoptera larvae from Queensland, Australia
Lepidoptera larvae illustrations from Manuscript notebook, vol.2 1910-1926 by Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine

Lucans cervus, stag beetles
A stag beetle collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Both males and females are on display, males have horns or antlers, females do not

Species of prawn and shrimp reared at the Museum
To understand more about the life histories of many Atlantic shellfish species are reared at the Museum & observed closely

Ornithoptera victoriae, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of mounted specimen of a birdwing butterfly from the family Papilionidae

Bhutanitis lidderdalii, Bhutan glory
A mounted specimen of a male Bhutan glory butterfly which is an endangered species found in South Asia

Polyommatus icarus, common blue
Photograph of a mounted specimen of the common blue, highly magnified scales from the hindwing underside of the female butterfly

Ornithoptera meridionalis, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera meridionalis) from the family Papilionidae

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