Caterpillars Collection

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Bruco (Caterpillar)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Bruco (Caterpillar)), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Caterpillar pulling army supply train, Laredo, Texas, USA
Caterpillar pulling an army supply train, Laredo, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1913

British Moths and Caterpillars - Various
British Moths - Various, including: Kentish Glory Moth, Wood Tiger Moth, Spurge Hawk Moth, Magpie Moth, Puss Moth and caterpillar and Grey Dagger Moth and caterpillar. Date: circa 1910s

Black kitten looking up at a caterpillar on a branch
Unusual Friends - black kitten looking up at a caterpillar on a branch. 1950s

Owlet moth caterpillar - in a bush at night feeding on bush foliage (Noctuidae sp.). Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Caterpillars Date: 1868

Silkworm Caterpillar
Silkworm caterpillars. Date: 1930s

The silkworm moth of India
Various stages of the lifecycle of the silkworm from the grub to the caterpillar than finally to the moth. Date: 1895

Assorted Caterpillars
Assorted caterpillars (part of a larger plate) Date: 1900

The mechanical mule team, Los Angeles aqueduct. These caterpillars crawl across the desert wastes and over mountain roads about three miles an hour, drawing several tonnes of machinery and supplies

Caterpillar specimens
The Boys Own plate of caterpillars and chrysalides of British butterflies and moths. From popular childrens magazine, Boys Own

Angwantibo - 1
(aectocebus calabarensis) a prosimian from West Africa who lives on caterpillars and the like, with fruit

Angwantibo - 2
(aectocebus calabarensis) a prosimian from West Africa who lives on caterpillars and the like, with fruit

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