Hexapod Collection (page 12)

Lonchura maja, white-headed munia and an unidentified bird
Plate 261, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Malacca gros-beak

Baltic amber with caddis fly
A Caddis fly, Trichoptera preserved in Baltic amber. The cracks in the amber are filled with crystals of iron pyrite. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Orchid bee in copal
Orchid bee in Colombian copal (a younger stage of amber). Probabaly less than 2 million years old. Donated by Miguel Caycedo

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

Lysandra coridon, chalk-hill blue
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Stonefly in amber
A Stonefly, Plecoptera: Leuctridae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Flat-footed beetle in amber
A flat-footed beetle preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period

Camellia with butterflies
Plate 21 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China

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

Colias hyale, pale clouded yellow
Plate 4 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Dolichopodidae, long-legged fly in amber
Long-legged fly preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Stick insect in amber
A stick insect, Phasmatodea preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Barklouse in amber
A Barklouse, Pscoptera preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Dance fly in amber
A dance fly preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Inachis io, peacock (above) & Vanessa atalanta, red admiral
Plate 13 from Larvae and Pupae of British Lepidoptera (1878) by Theo Johnson

Apaloderma narina, Narinas trogon
Hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould, from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trogonid, or family of Trogons, (1838)

Snipe fly in amber
Snipe fly in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period and is about 35 million years old

Rose with butterfly and dragonfly
Plate 13 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China

Horsefly in Baltic amber
A horsefly, Diptera: Brachycera: Tabanidae trapped in Baltic amber and dates from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Wallaces butterflies
Display box of butterflies collected by Alfred Russel Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Coccinella, black spotted ladybird
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer

Amianthium muscaetoxicum, fly poison
Drawing 38 (Ewan 7) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Darwins beetles
Display box of beetles collected by Charles Darwin with a map of the voyage of his ship, The Beagle

Lacewing larva in amber
Lacewing larva preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Salamis augustina vinsoni, Mauritaian mother of pearl butter
The last specimen of the Mauritaian mother of pearl butterfly ever seen, collected in 1757. Now considered to be extinct

lantern bug
The strange looking species of lantern bug, Sri Lanka

Plaucopsyche lygdamus, xerces blue
A subspecies of Glaucopsyche lygdamus, now thought to be extinct. The most famous of all extinct butterflies is the xerces blue - it was native to the costal part of California

Atta cethalotes, leaf-cutter ant
Scanning electron microscope image of a leaf-cutter ant displayed in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Insect Head. Sch XXIV
Micrographia: or, Some physical descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and enquiries there upon by Robert Hooke (1635-1703), 1665

Empis sp. dance fly
Predatory dance flies from the family Empididae found in Europe. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Doleschallia hexophthalmos, Autumn leaf butterfly
An unnatural event recorded in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. This autumn leaf had three antennae

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Goliathus goliathus, goliath beetle
The goliath beetle is a member of the family (Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae). They are the largest species of beetle reaching lengths of up to 15cm and derive from Africa

Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera
Unidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths

Small fly, species unknown
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of a fly head. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Parthenos sylvia thesaurus, clipper butterfly
A subspecies of the clipper butterfly from Guadalcanal. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

Cochineal Plantation, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Max Barclay with beetle specimen

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Polyommatus icarus, common blue
A female specimen of the common blue butterfly from England. In the common blue butterfly the males are always clear blue

Cetoniinae sp. rose chafer beetle
A rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles

Lasia sp. small-headed fly
Acrocerid fly (small-headed fly) from Mexico, flies of this genus are parasitoids of tarantulas. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Blaps mucronata, cellar or churchyard beetle
Illustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut

Scorpio orientalis, scorpion
Suppl. Tab LXV from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61 Volume 3, by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

Harmonia axyridis Arkansas, harlequin ladybird
Harlequin or halloween ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). These ladybirds are classified as pests in some countries as they gather in huge swarms

Aloe succotrina, aloe
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Aloe succotrina with a golden swallow

Rothschildia orizaba
A large moth from the family Saturniidae: Saturniinae, from Panama. This species has a wingspan of 130mm

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