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Curtis British Entomology Plate 34Diptera: *Milesia speciosa (cf. Caliprobola speciosa. Beautiful Milesia Hover-fly) [Plant: Euphorbia amygdaloides (Wood Spurge)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 33Lepidoptera: Bupalus favillacearius = Dyscia fagaria (Grey Scalloped Bar) [Plant: Potentilla erecta (Tomentilla erecta, Officinal Tormentil)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 18Diptera: Empis borealis (Northern Empis) [Plant: Taxus baccata (Yew Tree)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 32Hemiptera: Hydrometra stagnorum (Long-headed Pond-skater) [Plant: Scrophularia auriculata (Water Figwort)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 31Coleoptera: Buprestis nitidula = Anthaxia nitidula (Glittering Buprestis) [Plant: Crataegus sp. (Crataegus oxyacantha, White-thorn)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 30Hymenoptera: Xyela pusilla (Small Xyela) = Xyela julii [Plant: Anthriscus sylvestris (Chaeropyllum sylvestre, Wild Chervil)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 29Lepidoptera: Sarrothripus ramosanus = Nycteola revayana, var. ramosana (Oak Nycteoline) Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 28Hemiptera: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalis = Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Red-tipped Shield Bug) [Plant: Mercurialis perennis (Dog?s Mercury)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 27Coleoptera: Aphodius villosus (Hairy Aphodius) [Plant: Pulsatilla vulgaris (Anemone pulsatilla, Pasque Flower)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 26Diptera: Atherix ibis (Dissimilar Snipe Fly) [Plant: Anthemis cotula (Stinking Chamomile)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 25Hymenoptera: Psen equestris = Psen bicolor [Plant: Ranunculus ficaria (Common Pilewort)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 24Lepidoptera: Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet) [Plant: Salix sp. ] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 23Coleoptera: Siagonium quadricorne (Four-horned Staphylinus) [Plant: Mnium hornum (Thread Moss)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 22Hymenoptera: Ibalia cultellator = Ibalia leucospoides (Knife-shaped Ibalia) [Plant: Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 20Hemiptera: Pentatoma caerulea = Zicrona caerulea (Blue Shield-bug) [Plant: Erysimum cheiranthoides (Treacle Worm-seed)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 19Coleoptera: Rhipiphorus paradoxus = Metoecus paradoxus (Wasps? Nest Beetle) [Plant: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 16Lepidoptera: Peronea ruficostana = Acleris (Peronea) cristana (Rufous-margined Button Moth) Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 17Hymenoptera: Croesus septentrionalis (Flat-legged Tenthredo) [Plant: Crepis sp. (Crepis tectorum, Smooth Hawk?s-beard)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 10Hemiptera: Notonecta maculata (Spotted Boatfly, Water Boatman, Backswimmer) [Plant: Myosoton aquaticum (Cerastium aquaticum, Marsh Mouse-ear)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 15Coleoptera: Omaseus aterrimus = Pterostichus aterrimus (Black Omaseus Beetle) [Plant: Aleuria aurantia (Peziza aurantia, Orange Spread-cup)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 14Diptera: Haemobora pallipes = Lipotena cervi (Pale-legged Ked) [Plant: Torilis japonica (Caucalis anthriscus, Hedge Hen?s-foot)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 13Hymenoptera: *Eumenes atricornis Fab. = Eumenes coronatus (doubtfully British, but cf. Eumenes coarctatus) [Plant: Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 12Lepidoptera: Lycaena dispar (Large Copper) [Plant: Phragmites australis (Arundo phragmitis, Common Reed)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 11Coleoptera: Molorchus minor (Maculated Molorchus) [Plant: Aethusa cynapium (Fool?s Parsley)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 6Coleoptera: Nebria livida (Yellow-margined Nebria Beetle) [Plant: Medicago lupulina (Nonesuch)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 9Diptera: Anthrax ornata = Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Beautiful Bee-fly) [Plant: Chamaemelum nobile (Anthemis nobilis, Common Chamomile)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 8Hymenoptera: Chrysis fulgida (Ruby-tailed Wasp) [Plant: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Thlaspi bursa-pastoris, Shepherd?s Purse)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 7Lepidoptera: Odonestis pini = Dendrolimus pini (Pine Lappet ? doubtfully British) [Plant: Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Fir) 117 Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Fir)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 5Diptera: Ctenophora ornata (Ornamented Gnat) [Plant: Polygonum aviculare (Common Knot-grass)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 4Hymenoptera: Peltastes pini = Metopius dentatus [Plant: Picea abies (Pinus abies, Spruce)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 3Lepidoptera: Deilephila euphorbiae = Hyles (Celerio) euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk) [Plant: Euphorbia paralias (Sea Spurge)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 2Hemiptera: Velia rivulorum Fab. (Winged Pond-skater), a mainland-european species [Plant: Juncus articulatus (Shining-fruited Jointed Rush)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 1Coleoptera: Cicindela sylvicola = Cicindela hybrida (Tiger Beetle) [Plant: Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass)] Date: 1824-39
Pig Couple Date: 1910
Unpublished lepidoptera watercolour by Eleazar AlbinPlate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720. Species depicted have not yet been identified
BUTTERFLY CATCHINGYoung naturalists examine a new specimen. Date: circa 1920
Philippine Tarsier with a butterfly (Tarsius syrichta). in undergrowth of a dense secondary tropical rainforest near PTFI (Philippine Tarsier Foundation Incorporated)
Azure Blue Butterflies Date: 1868
Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies Date: 1868
Purple Emperor Butterflies Date: 1868
Ornithoptera allottei, birdwing butterflyImage of the underside of a mounted male specimen of a birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera allottei)
Adonis blue butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly peaFrom the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio ulysses telegonus, swallowtail butterflyButterfly from Australasia/Batjan etc. On display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Idea idea, idea tree nymphPlate 24, an illustration of a pair of idea tree nymphs from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Danaus chrysippus, plain tiger butterflyPhotograph of a specimen of a plain tiger butterfly collected from Southern Europe
Holly Butterfly 1860The HOLLY and other English butterflies
