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Biodiversity Collection

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Entomology Specimens

Entomology Specimens
A specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera

Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera
Unidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Tea estate, Sri Lanka

Tea estate, Sri Lanka
Australian coral tree in a tea estate in Agrapatana, Sri Lanka. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 192 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 192 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Beetle collection

Beetle collection
A diverse collection of beetle specimens held in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: A collection of beetles

A collection of beetles
A diverse selection of beetles (coleoptera) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Beetle specimens from the Wallace collection

Beetle specimens from the Wallace collection
Specimens collected by Alfred Russel Wallace now held in the Natural History Museum London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Entomology Specimens

Entomology Specimens
Section of a specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 179 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 179 from the John Reeves Collection

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Hymenoptera specimens

Hymenoptera specimens
A case containing various Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and their allies) specimens, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: A collection of birds feathers

A collection of birds feathers
Contour feathers, wing coverts and tail coverts from several different species of birds

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Table top of ancient Roman Marbles

Table top of ancient Roman Marbles
This Roman table top is inlaid with large variety of ornamental marble excavated from tombs on Appian Way, a road constructed from Rome to Capua by Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various shells

Various shells
Plate 1 from Elements of Conchology, or, An Introduction to the Knowledge of Shells, by Emanuel Mendes Da Costa, 1726

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Tray of shells

Tray of shells

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Neritina waigiensis, snail

Neritina waigiensis, snail
A collection of colourful snail shells all from the same species

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Lizard, Sri Lanka

Lizard, Sri Lanka
A lizard resting on a fern in Sri Lanka, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: A collection of eggs from western Asia

A collection of eggs from western Asia

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 183 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 183 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 13 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 13 from the John Reeves Collection
Large Series plate 13, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 189 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 189 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various Fruit

Various Fruit
Plate 27 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits legumieres

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 162 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 162 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Nectaries from various flowers

Nectaries from various flowers
Plate 8 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 4 Botanique Atlas 2 (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 161 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 161 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: LS Plate 119 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 119 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various fungi

Various fungi
Plate 25 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Cryptogames alimentaires

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Woodland animals

Woodland animals
Page 32 and 33 from Introducing Ecology Nature at Work

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Wallaces butterflies

Wallaces butterflies
Display box of butterflies collected by Alfred Russel Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various beetle specimens

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera

Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera
Unidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Seed specimens

Seed specimens
A variety of seed specimens including castor bean (Ricinus communis) and date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various beetle specimens

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Entomological Specimens

Entomological Specimens
Specimens collected by Alfred Russel Wallace now held in the Natural History Museum London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various bird eggs from western Asia

Various bird eggs from western Asia
Various common Indian birds eggs from the Hume Collection. Specimens housed at Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Display of lepidoptera, illustrating variation

Display of lepidoptera, illustrating variation
A collection of moths and butterflies. Only the four in the bottom left corner are butterflies, the rest are unusually colourful moths

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Coral collection

Coral collection
Part of a coral collection given to HM Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the people of Queensland, Australia

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: A collection of 20 birds eggs

A collection of 20 birds eggs
A collection of birds eggs showing different sizes and variations. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Littorina sp. periwinkle

Littorina sp. periwinkle
A comparison of various periwinkle specimens (Littorina), held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Global biodiversity value map

Global biodiversity value map
Map showing the distribution of some of the most highly valued terrestrial biodiversity world-wide (mammals, reptiles, amphibians and seed plants)

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Collection of birds feathers

Collection of birds feathers
Plate 25 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Collection birds eggs

Collection birds eggs
Plate 58 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Various flowers

Various flowers
Plate 69 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Silurian seascape

Silurian seascape



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