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Dorsal & Ventral Isotelus platycephalusSyntype (?Holotype by monotypy) of Asaphus, now Isotelus platycephalus (Stokes, 1824) Ordovician, Black River Group; St Josephs Island, Lake Huron, Ontario Bigsby Colln. Date: 1824
Cardinal Pandoriana pandora lilicina, (dorsal)Pandoriana pandora lilicina (type specimen ), captured on May 31st, 1911 by Georges Durand, in the village of Olonne. Date: 1911
Erbenochile erbeni (Alberti)Tower-Eyed Trilobite from the Timrahrhart Formation, Morocco
Shell and crab by Olga MakrushenkoIllustration (mixed media) by Olga Makrushenko
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
TarantulaWatercolour by J Hayes from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820
Various Mollusca and Crustacea speciesWatercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820
Carabus sp. beetlesWatercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820s Date: circa 1820
Various Scarabaeus spWatercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1822 Date: 1822
Tachytes sp. Sand-loving waspWatercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821
Gryllus sp. cricket head viewsWatercolour and ink by J. Hayes, from Drawings of insects from Bengal and other parts of India. Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1820 Date: 1820
Metamorphosis insectorum SurinamensiumHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Hemithea squalidariaIllustration from Fauna del regno di Napoli by Gabriele Costa Oronzio, 1848. Date: 1848
Ceroglossus BeetleOne of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)
Entomological Specimens from the Wallace CollectionDisplay showing differences in colouring between male and female butterflies of the same species. Wallace believed that males fight to compete for females but that female choice was not a factor
Mantis WatercolourIllustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1819
Turanophlebia, fossil dragonflyWith a wingspan close to 7 cm, Turanophlebia is one of several dragonflies rrecorded from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria
DamselflySpecimen held in the Natural History Museum Paleontology Department. This specimen is 34 million years old, and was found in Florissant, Colorado. This species is now extinct
English Insects illustration of Longhorn beetles by James BaIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781
English Insects illustration by James BarbutIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781
Trimerus, a fossil trilobiteFully preserved, 10 cm long specimen of the Silurian trilobite Trimerus
Encrinurus variolaris, trilobiteTrilobites had a carapace, or shell which was divided into three parts. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today
Wallaces Long armed beetleEuchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia
Rhegmatodes thalassina, jellyfishA glass model of a jellyfish, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Trilobites, fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita.. They existed from the early Cambrian to the Permian era
Bhutanitis (Yunnanopapilio) mansfieldi, two-tailed Bhutan glA two-tailed Bhutan glory butterfly collected by George Forrest in 1918. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Viewed from above
De Uitlandsche KapellenPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Apis mellifera, European honey beePhotograph of a European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the wildlife garden. A typical small hive contains about 20, 000 bees which are divided into three types; Queen, Drones, and Workers
Psiloceras planorbis, nacreous ammoniteThese specimens of Psiloceras planorbis are Britains earliest ammonites. Part of the William Smith collection
Stag Beetle Collection of Hughes BomansA sample from some 32, 000 stag beetles collected by French entomologist Hughes Bomans
Discodermid spongeDiscodermia lives a sessile life on the seabed around North America and the Caribbean
Shell and insect illustrationTable 240 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane
Papilio palinurus, emerald swallowtailSEM image of an emerald swallowtails wing
Bombus pascorum, common carder beeA female Bombus pascorum, common carder bee visiting a plant in the wildlife garden
Artogeia napi, green-veined whiteSEM image of the wing of a Artogeia napi, green-veined white butterfly
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, 28 May 1854Page 2 of a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his mother about sending beetles to his agent Mr Stevens, future travel plans and his daily routine as a collector, dated May 1854
Papilio hyllusPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Asian mothFrom a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P. C
Spider-hunting waspA spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow
Pieris rapae, small whiteSEM image of the wing of a small white butterfly
Sir John Lubbocks pet waspSir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later
Beetle illustrationTable 237 of A Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane
Moduza nuydai, butterflyPhotograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey tiger mothPhotograph of the brightly coloured and patterned Jersey tiger moth, found in the museum wildlife garden
Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths