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Stagmatoptera precaria, mantidLife cycle of the mantid (Stagmatoptera precaria). Reproduced as an engraving after the orginal watercolour from as Plate 66 Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)
Attacus atlas, atlas mothThe underside view of an atlas moth painted by Pieter de Bevere. Illustration from the Loten Collection dated (1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London
Unpublished lepidoptera watercolour by Eleazar AlbinPlate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720.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
Plate from New Book of Flowers (1680)Illustration from Neues Blumenbuch or New Book of Flowers (1680) by Maria Sibylla Merian
Coccinella 7-punctata, ladybirdsA pair of seven spot ladybird resting on a leaf. Ladybirds are small round beetles, with this species displaying three and a half spots on each of their two wing cases or elytra
Manihot esculenta, cassava plantIllustration from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian
Collecting moths at lightDr Gaden Robinson collecting moths at light, Rampayoh R. valley, Brunei
Common wasp nestThe rounded nest of the common wasp, (Vespula vulgaris) in the roof rafters of a house. Wasps chew wood and pulp it to make the papery material which the nest comprises of
Tanysiptera sylvia, buff-breasted paradise kingfisherPlate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph
Daphnia, water fleaA close-up of a water flea (Daphnia sp.), a tiny planktonic crustacean
Honeycomb of Apis sp. honeybeeA close-up of the structure of a the honeycomb made by a colony of honeybees
Pieris rapae, small white butterfliesThese white butterflies are also known as cabbage whites, this is because they lay their eggs on cabbage and other cultivated crops, which their caterpillars readily destroy
Butterfly wing scale (part)
Iridomyrmex geinitzi, ants in amberThis specimen is Baltic amber with ants trapped and preserved inside. Ants frequently got caught in the pine resins that were destined to become amber
Aphis fabae, black bean aphidScanning electron microscope image showing a frontal view of a black bean aphid on leaf (x100). Aphids or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects
Celastrina argiolus, holly blue butterflyThe holly blue feeds on holly and ivy flowers and whilst its caterpillars feed on the berries of these plants
Mystery bug found in NHM Wildlife garden. Closely resembles a Central European species, Arocatus roeselii, but it is a darker red and lives on plane trees rather than alder
Scarce Swallowtail by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Purple Emperor by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Brimstone by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Cyclophthalmus senior, insectA scorpion-like terrestrial insect dating from the Carboniferous to the present
Display of lepidoptera, illustrating variationA collection of moths and butterflies. Only the four in the bottom left corner are butterflies, the rest are unusually colourful moths
Colias hyale, pale clouded yellow butterflyMounted specimens of the pale clouded yellow butterfly, family Pieridae from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Ornithacris pictula magnifica, locustA locust with its elytra open and wings spread. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances
Lasius niger, black garden ant
Musca domestica, house flyTop view of a Natural History Museum model of the common house fly, a pest species always found in association with humans or human activities
Calliphora vicina, blowfly or blue bottleScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a blowflys wing
Papilio, white butterflyIllustration of a white butterfly by John Abbot, Tab, 275, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library
Cymatophlebia longialata, fossil dragonfly
Danaus plexippus, monarch butterflyThe monarch, also known as the milkweed is the largest butterfly found in the U.K. It is not a native butterfly, but is a rare visitor from the U.S.A
Moths of the family SaturniidaeMounted specimens of the Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus) and the great peacock (Saturnia pyri) moths. Moths are nocturnal insects
Comma, Polygonia c-albumMounted specimens from the collections of The Natural History Museum
Bia actorian, South American butterfly wingScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the fore-wing of the South American butterfly (x 2500)
Insect in amberAn Eocene centipede trapped in Baltic amber about 35-40 million years old. Amber is a natural, translucent fossil resin
Lycaena dispar, large copperMounted specimens of the large copper butterflies from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Danaus plexippus, monarch caterpillarThe 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
Chrysopilus sp. fossil fly in amberThis Baltic amber specimen is Oligocene and from East Prussia. It has been polished to make a pendant with the beautifully preserved fly as a centre piece
Maculinea arion, large blue butterflyMounted specimens of the large blue butterfly, family Lycaenidae from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Moths of the family NotodontidaeMounted specimens of the swallow prominent, coxcomb prominent, pale prominent, small chocolate-tip, figure of eight, pine processionary, and oak processionary moths
Anopheles sp. anopheline mosquitoFemale mosquito feeding. The female requires a diet of blood to ensure the successful maturation of her eggs
Porcellio sp. woodlouse
Sketch for The Natural History Museum, LondonAn rough architectural plan drawn by Richard Owen in 1859 entitled Idea of a Museum of Natural History. The plan was referred to by Alfred Waterhouse in the creation of the Natural History Museum
Dryocopus pileatus, pileated woodpeckerPlate 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
Butterflies of the family PieridaeMounted specimens of the brimstone, (Gonepteryx rhamni) and cleopatra, (Gonepteryx cleopatra) butterflies. Both these species have colour forms which vary from very pale yellow to a deep yellow-orange
Calliphora vicina, blowfly or bluebottleScanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing the smaller units making up the compound eye of a blowfly
Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warblerPlate 198 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
Insects in copalTwo flies trapped in copal from East Africa - Rhagio sp. and Chrysopilus sp. Specimens date from modern to pleistocene (2 million years ago). Copal is a more mature form of amber
Fossilised millipede (Class Diplopoda)This fossil is preserved in a siltstone nodule of Carboniferous age from the Yorkshire Coalfield. Length 63mm (unstraightened), length of nodule 76mm