Caterpillar Collection (page 7)

Polygonia c-album, comma
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius

Argynnis paphia, silver-washed fritillary
Plate 31. A Watercolour by Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946) depicting a caterpillar, chyrsalis and adult silver-washed fritillary butterfly

Inachis io, peacock butterfly caterpillar
Picture 1, series A, in a sequence of 6 pictures showing the emergence of a peacock butterfly, beginning its active life as a caterpillar

Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Plate 100 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 100 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Argynnis lathonia, Queen of Spain fritillary
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Anthocharis cardamines, orange tip
Plate 10 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Cynthia cardui, painted lady
Plate 21 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Green caterpillar & adult moth
See 29704 Erinnyis ello, on Royal/Spanish jasmine, Jasminum grandiflorum, coral snake Corallus enhydris below. Plate 46 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian

Looper caterpillar
The looper caterpillar is a looper moth larva and is so-called because of the arching movement of its body as it travels

Thysania agrippina, white witch
Caterpillar, cocoon and adults of a white witch moth (Thysania agrippina). Plate 20 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

Heliconius ricini
Butterflies (Heliconius ricini) feed on caster-oil plant (Ricinus communis). Plate 30 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian

Arsenura armida, Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree
Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian

Cerura vinula, puss moth caterpillar
Side view photograph of a puss moth caterpillar. The caterpillars two tails can be seen which it holds in the air when disturbed by any predators

Danaus plexippus, monarch caterpillar
The stripy caterpillar of the monarch butterfly feeding on a leaf. The monarch is the largest butterfly found in U.K but is not actually native

Dryocopus pileatus, pileated woodpecker
Plate 111 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

Acronicta rumicis, knot grass moth
Knot grass moth (Acronicta rumicis) and an iron prominent moth caterpillar (Notodanta dromedarius) by J. Bronckhorst. From Collection of Drawings by Dutch Artists, 17th-19th centuries

Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk moth caterpillars
Two elephant hawk moth caterpillars by H. Hengstenburgh. From Collection of Drawings by Dutch Artists, 17th-19th centuries. Held in the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Argynnis aglaja, dark green fritillary
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Maniola jurtina, meadow brown
Plate 15 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar moth
Plate 49 from Larvae and Pupae of British Lepidoptera (1878) by Theo Johnson

Insects
Drawing 402 from the Watling Collection simply titled a crab, a spider, a snail, two butterflies and a caterpillar by Thomas Watling

Aglais urticae, small tortoiseshell
Plate 26 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Argynnis adippe, high brown fritillary
Plate 29 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Caterpillar skin in Dominican amber
A shed caterpillar skin Lepidoptera, in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Page 66 Fig. 66 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Handwritten notes by John Abbot
Handwritten notes to accompany Plate 34, 7 from Volume 16 by John Abbot. Illustration of Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius

Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, giant sphinx moth
Watercolour by Edith Blake (1845-1928), 1892, from Lady Edith Blakes collection of drawings of Jamacian lepidoptera and plants, held at the Natural History Museum, London

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

Papilio xuthus, swallowtail butterfly caterpillar
Photograph of the side view of head of a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar

Ammophila, Sand wasp and prey
A sand wasp dragging her prey, an oversized caterpillar, over the ground and back to her burrow

Sawfly larvae devouring a leaf
A group of sawfly larvae devouring a leaf as featured on page 71 of Megabugs by Miranda MacQuitty; Natural History Museum publication, 1995

Nematus ribesii, gooseberry sawfly larvae
These caterpillars feed voraciously on gooseberry leaves, red and white currant leaves. They display distinct black spots on their green bodies and can have up to three generations within one year

Antheraea sp. Emperor moth caterpillars
Caterpillars of the Emperor moth. Painting by Pieter de Bevere from the Loten Collection dated (1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from Belize
A brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize

Ammophila sp. sand wasp
Page 114 of Megabugs (1995) by Miranda MacQuitty. A sand wasp with her caterpillar prey

Ammophila sabulosa, sand wasp and prey
A sand wasp dragging her prey back towards her burrow. They stock their nests with the caterpillars, depositing a paralysed caterpillar in each nest and then seals it with sand

A looper caterpillar looking like a twig
A looper caterpillar mimicking a twig for camouflage. The caterpillar is so-called because of the arching movement of its body as it travels

Acronicta aceris, sycamore moth caterpillar
The brightly coloured caterpillars of the sycamore moths are found in southern England and feed on the leaves of the sycamore tree, as well as other deciduous trees

Actias luna, emperor moth
A green swallow tailed emperor moth with the liquid amber or sweet gum plant (Liquidambar styraciflua) by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Malacosoma castrense, plum lackey moth
An illustration of a plum lackey moth with a common bullace plum tree (Prunus insititia) by John Abbot

Palliseden bonn
From Plate 11 Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of de Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian

Agrotidae, moths and caterpillars
Plate 35, an illustration of a variety of moths and caterpillars from European Butterflies & Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1844-1912), 1882

Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail moth caterpillar
These caterpillars of the brown-tail moth are noted for their poisonous hairs, which can cause a rash on contact with skin

Birds Custard advertisement
Two infants, Adam and Eve, sit beneath an apple tree. Date: 1928

Machine gun carrier with Vickers gun, WW1
Machine gun carrier no. 2 with a Vickers machine gun, belonging to the 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment, during the First World War. Seen here on a parade ground. Date: 1914-1918

Gun-carrying British tank, WW1
A gun-carrying British tank, used during the First World War. Showing the method of carrying the wheels of a 60-pounder gun at the sides, outside the body of the machine

Experiments with tractors, Burton on Trent, WW1
Experiments with two Creeping Grip or Bullock tractors coupled together at Burton on Trent during the First World War. Date: June 1915

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