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Entomology Collection (page 7)

Background imageEntomology Collection: Pine-tree lappet moth, Dendrolimus pini

Pine-tree lappet moth, Dendrolimus pini, caterpillar, pupa and eggs (Pine moth, Phalaena pini). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Goat moth, Cossus cossus

Goat moth, Cossus cossus, moth, caterpillar, eggs and pupa (Phalaena cossus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Moose beetle, Odontolabis alces

Moose beetle, Odontolabis alces (Elk-horned stag-chafer, Lucanus alces). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Typhon beetle, Scarabaeus typhon

Typhon beetle, Scarabaeus typhon. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany

Background imageEntomology Collection: Satellite sphinx moth, Eumorphia satellitia

Satellite sphinx moth, Eumorphia satellitia (Double-pointed sphinx, Sphinx satellitia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Antlion, Myrmeleon species

Antlion, Myrmeleon species (Great myrmeleon, Myrmeleon grande). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Panopus hawk-moth, Amplypterus panopus

Panopus hawk-moth, Amplypterus panopus (Panopus moth, Sphinx panopus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Automeris janus moth

Automeris janus moth (Janus moth, Phalaena janus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageEntomology Collection: Xyleutes strix moth

Xyleutes strix moth (Strix moth, Phalaena strix). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageEntomology Collection: Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia

Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropian moth, Phalaena cecropia), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Regal moth, Citheronia regalis

Regal moth, Citheronia regalis (Persimon moth, Phalaena regia), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Tree wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris

Tree wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris (Campanular wasp, Vespa campanaria). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Cluentius sphinx moth, Neococytius cluentius

Cluentius sphinx moth, Neococytius cluentius (Sphinx cluentius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageEntomology Collection: Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor

Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor. Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageEntomology Collection: Mulberry leaf and silkworm, Bombyx mori

Mulberry leaf and silkworm, Bombyx mori
Silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, caterpillar and pupa with mulberry leaf, Morus alba I. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam

Background imageEntomology Collection: Greater burdock with moth

Greater burdock with moth
Greater burdock, Arctium lappa plant, with moth, caterpillar and pupa LXIII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Background imageEntomology Collection: Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, with moth

Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, with moth, caterpillar and pupa, CXX. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Background imageEntomology Collection: Garden orache with moth

Garden orache with moth
Garden orache, Atriplex hortensis, with moth, caterpillar and pupa. CXVII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Background imageEntomology Collection: Gooseberry with moth

Gooseberry with moth
Gooseberry plant, groseille de jardin, Ribes uva-crispa with moth, caterpillar and pupa, Plate XXIX. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F

Background imageEntomology Collection: Taenaris urania butterfly

Taenaris urania butterfly (previously Papilio jairus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Background imageEntomology Collection: Indian locust, Gryllus indicus

Indian locust, Gryllus indicus (Schistocerca gregaria?). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Background imageEntomology Collection: Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite

Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite
Admiral cone, Conus ammiralis 1, ammocete or larval stage of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 2, and extinct ammonite mollusc fossil 3

Background imageEntomology Collection: Fossil skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl

Fossil skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl, Pterodactylus antiquus, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Background imageEntomology Collection: Fossil skeleton of an extinct plesiosaurus, and wasps

Fossil skeleton of an extinct plesiosaurus, and wasps
Fossil skeleton of an extinct plesiosaurus 4, and wasps, Plesia species 1-3. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageEntomology Collection: Leaf insect, Phyllium species, and nudibranch

Leaf insect, Phyllium species, and nudibranch, Phylliroe species. Phyllie, Phylliroe. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageEntomology Collection: Buprestis beetles, flowering rush and pill beetle

Buprestis beetles, flowering rush and pill beetle
Buprestis beetles 1-5, flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus 6, and pill beetle, Byrrhus pilula 7. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire

Background imageEntomology Collection: Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus 1 and common

Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus 1 and common gull, Larus canus 2. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by A

Background imageEntomology Collection: Purple emperor and Eurasian white admiral

Purple emperor and Eurasian white admiral
Purple emperor, Apatura iris 1, and Eurasian white admiral, Limenitis camilla 2. Nymphale iris, Nymphale camille. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageEntomology Collection: Varieties of pyralid moths with fruit and leaves

Varieties of pyralid moths with fruit and leaves
Varieties of pyralid moths, Pyralidae, causing damage to leaves and fruit. Pyrales. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageEntomology Collection: Menelaus blue morpho butterfly, Morpho menelaus

Menelaus blue morpho butterfly, Morpho menelaus, caterpillar and pupa. Morpho menelas. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Background imageEntomology Collection: Macrotoma hayesii beetle

Macrotoma hayesii beetle. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle (Picturesque Dictionary of Natural History)

Background imageEntomology Collection: Giant whip scorpion, beetle and cobweb spider

Giant whip scorpion, beetle and cobweb spider
Giant whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, beetle, Theratus species, and cobweb spider, Theridion species. Thelyphone, Themisto, Therate, Theridion

Background imageEntomology Collection: Harvester termite and mound, and sea slug

Harvester termite and mound, and sea slug
Harvester termite and mounds, Microhodotermes species, and sea slug, Tergipes tergipes. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageEntomology Collection: Goliath birdeater spider, Theraphosa blondi

Goliath birdeater spider, Theraphosa blondi. Mygale de Leblond, grandeur naturelle. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageEntomology Collection: Stick insects or phasmids and wandering crab spider

Stick insects or phasmids and wandering crab spider
Stick insects or phasmids, Carausius morosus and Clonopsis gallica, and wandering crab spider, Philodromus aureolus. Phasmies, Philodrome

Background imageEntomology Collection: Darkling beetles, Pimelia species

Darkling beetles, Pimelia species. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle (Picturesque Dictionary of Natural History), Paris

Background imageEntomology Collection: Mygalomorph trapdoor spider and its nest

Mygalomorph trapdoor spider and its nest, and beetles, Mylabris species. Mygale pioniere et son nid, Mylabres. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageEntomology Collection: Dragon stick insect and Stagmomantis domingensis

Dragon stick insect and Stagmomantis domingensis
Dragon stick insect, Haplopus jamaicensis 1, and Stagmomantis domingensis 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London

Background imageEntomology Collection: Damselfly, carpenter bee and potter wasp

Damselfly, carpenter bee and potter wasp
Helicopter damselfly, Mecistogaster lucretia 1, tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes 2, and potter wasp, Synagris cornuta, male 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Dragonflies and skimmers

Dragonflies and skimmers
Dragonflies: bar-winged skimmer, Libellula axilena 1, halloween pennant, Celithemis eponina 2, portia widow dragonfly, Palpopleura portia 3, and fulvous forest skimmer, Neurothemis fulvia 4

Background imageEntomology Collection: Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux

Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Background imageEntomology Collection: Schizodactylus monstrosus and giant tobacco cricket

Schizodactylus monstrosus and giant tobacco cricket
Schizodactylus monstrosus cricket 1, and giant tobacco cricket, Brachytrupes membranaceus 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Exotic crickets and grasshoppers

Exotic crickets and grasshoppers
Eupropacris coeruleus grasshopper 1, Chromacris miles 2, and Gryllacris tessellata 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Exotic weevils

Exotic weevils
Stem-boring weevil, Hadroplontus litura 1, 2, Curculio longipes weevil, Calandra serrirostris male? 3, and Phyllobius oblongus 4, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Macleays swallowtail, dark umber and chain-dotted geometer

Macleays swallowtail, dark umber and chain-dotted geometer
Macleays swallowtail moth, Lyssa macleayi (underside) 1, dark umber, Philereme transversata 2, and grey chain-dotted geometer, Cingilia catenaria 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Exotic moths including the achemon sphinx

Exotic moths including the achemon sphinx
Achemon sphinx, Eumorpha achemon 1, Macroglossum passalus 2, Glaucopis? pulchra 3, and Manduca brontes 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Fig sphinx, huckleberry sphinx and pawpaw sphinx moths

Fig sphinx, huckleberry sphinx and pawpaw sphinx moths
Fig sphinx moth, Pachylia ficus 1, huckleberry sphinx, Paonias astylus 2, and pawpaw sphinx, Dolba hyloeus 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageEntomology Collection: Giant sphinx and twin-spotted sphinx moths

Giant sphinx and twin-spotted sphinx moths
Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus Sphinx antaeus 1, and twin-spotted sphinx, Smerinthus jamaicensis 2, 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O



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