Butterflies Collection (page 2)

H. W. Bates illustrated notebook
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Rosa indica (chinensis), China rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Rosier Bengale the hymenee

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Bougainvillea spectabilis visited by butterflies Date: circa 1840

Chinese Cats / Silkworms
These magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy

Monarch Butterfly
MONARCH BUTTERFLY (danais archippus)

Girl / Country Meadow 1890
A little girl lies among the daisies in a spring meadow

Fairies and Elves Feast
Feasting and fun among the fuchsias - fairies and elves are visited by butterflies, which gives you some idea how tiny they are !

Inachis io Linneaus, peacock butterfly
Close up of wing of peacock butterfly from the family Nymphalida. Magnified wing detail from specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Apatura iris, purple emperor
Plate 20 from Illustrations of British Butterflies and their Larvae (1892) by Theo Johnson. Cropped image of illustration

Morpho menelaus, blue morpho
Scanning electron microscope image of the wing scales from the wing of a South American blue morpho butterfly (x 670 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
Plate 2 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London

White Butterfly
A black veined White Butterfly (Aporia Crataegi). Date: 1930s

Country Flowers and Butterflies
Many varieties of wild flowers with a Cabbage White and Tortoiseshell butterflies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Curtis British Entomology Plate 436
Hymenoptera: *Emphytus fasciatus (Banded Tenthredo) [Plant: Sparganium simplex (Less Burr-reed)] Date: 1824-39

Morpho menelaus, Cramers blue butterfly

Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing
Blue underwing, Catocala fraxini, red underwing, Catocala nupta, and dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon, and alexanor or southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Curtis British Entomology Plate 262
Coleoptera: Aphanisticus pusillus (Smallest Buprestid) [Plant: Melampyrum cristatum (Crested Cow-wheat)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 80
Coleoptera: Parnus impressus = Dryops luridus (Impressed Parnus) [Plant: Aster tripolium (Sea Starwort)] Date: 1824-39

Art deco sketch by C. E. Shand for Butterflies, 1920s
Art deco sketch by C.E. Shand for Butterflies, 1920s Date: 1920s

Jeunes Trottins
This illustration portrays three young women standing close together by a lamp post, surrounded by flitting butterflies, one of the girls is looking over her shoulder, cheekily cocking a snook

Dubarry The Heart Of A Rose Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Dubarry et Cie, London based perfumers. The image promotes an exquisite new perfume, The Heart of a Rose, accompanied by a pink rose surrounded by butterflies

The Blue Butterflies
A still life painting of a couple of vases of flowers, one containing a wide mixture of coloured specimens, while the other comprises mainly of red poppies

Williams Talc Powder Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Williams Talc Powder. The fragrance of an old-fashioned garden, promoting a nostalgia, the purity of mountain air and the softness of thistle down

Tyrrell's Limited Advertisement
An image used as part of an advertisement for Tyrrell's Limited, booksellers, art dealers and publishers. The picture showcases a figurine of Pu-Tai Ho-Shang

Mlle Ameta Butterfly Dancer
Performance artist Mlle Ameta uses costume, lighting effects and newly-invented machinery to perform her butterfly dance in Vienna. Date: circa 1910

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 7, Sphinges, Sphingidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 9, Sphinges, Sphingidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 9, Sphinges, Sphingidae, Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Syntomidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 8, Sphinges, Sphingidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 6, Papiliones, Lycaenidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 30, Geometrae, Hyberniidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 30, Geometrae, Hyberniidae, Euboliidae, Sionidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 5, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 4, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 33, Phycitae, Tineae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 32, Tortrices. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 31, Pyrales, Pterophori. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 3, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 29, Geometrae, Hyberniidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 26, Geometrae, Boarmiidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 26, Geometrae, Boarmiidae, Geometridae, Ephyridae, Acidaliidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 28, Geometrae, Fidoniidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 28, Geometrae, Fidoniidae, Zerenidae, Ligiidae, Hyberniidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 27, Geometrae, Acidaliidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 27, Geometrae, Acidaliidae, Caberidae, Macariidae, Fidoniidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 25, Geometrai, Ennomidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 25, Geometrai, Urapterygidae, Ennomidae, Amphidasidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 24, Noctuae, Plusiadae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 24, Noctuae, Plusiadae, Brephidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 23, Noctuae, Plusiadae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 22, Noctuae, Hadenidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 21, Noctuae, Hadenidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 19, Noctuae, Noctuidae. Date: 1896

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