Hexapod Collection (page 20)

Wild Flowers, kotagherry and six butterflies
Wild Flowers, Kotagherry and six butterflies. Plate 37 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Wild honey comb
Plate 42 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Gloriosa superba, flame lily
Two butterflies feeding on flame lily (Gloriosa superba). Plate 47 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held in the at the Natural History Museum, London

Kotagherry Wild Flowers & Strawberries
Plate 50 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Gentiana sp. blue gentian
Plate 63 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mussaenda speciosa
Plate 66 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Papilio ecclipsis, hoax butterfly species
This insect was uncovered as hoax by John Curtis. It is infact a European brimstone butterfly with patches carefully painted on its wings. Specimen from the Linnean Society photographed by the NHM

Preparation of skeleton material using the larvae of Dermestes maculatus (hind or leather beetle) to eat the flesh

Leucozona lucorum L. hoverfly
Adult female Hover fly (Diptera: family Syrphidae) feeding on clover flowers. Hoverflies resemble bees and wasps. Most adult hoverflies feed on nectar and pollen

Tabanus autumnalis, horse fly
Original painting of a horse fly by Amadeo J. E. Terzi, (1872-1956)

Plate 22 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 22 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussaint von Charpentier (1780-1847), 1840

Plate 15 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 15 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Ictalurus punctatus, river catfish
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby

Tyrannus tyrannus, eastern kingbird
Plate 55, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Thrip in amber
A thrip, a small to minute sucking insect seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Froghopper in amber
A froghopper is a type of spittlebug, seen here preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Caddis fly in amber
Caddis fly, Trichoptera, a small moth-like insect preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Dendroica magnolia (Wilson), magnolia warbler
Drawing 64 (Ewan 2) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Insect droppings in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene, about 20 million years ago. Fig. 65 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Moth fly in amber
Moth fly exquisitely preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Earwig in amber
An earwig preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Click beetle in amber
A click beetle preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene period

Cricket in amber
Cricket preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen originates from the Lower Miocene

Termites in Dominican amber
Dominican amber containing termites, a flightless scuttle fly and a rove beetle. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

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

Dactyloprus coccus, scale insect
The colouring agent cochineal is derived from this insect which lives on the prickly pear cactus and is native to Mexico. Insects measure 3-4mm in length

Braconid wasp in amber
A braconid wasp preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Beetles from Joseph Dandridges collection
Beetles, only some of which are from the Petiver Collection, shown with Sloanes catalogue numbers

Cockroach in amber

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

Colourful illustration of two fish and a grasshopper
Plate 33 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats
Upper Eocene, 35 million year old, piece of Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats preserved within. Figure 1 in Amber The Natural Time Capsule

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

Planthopper bug in Baltic amber
Planthopper bug Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Colourful illustration of two crabs and a grasshopper
Plate 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Tachyglossus aculeatus, short-nosed echidna
Echidna Native name Bur-roo-gin, Drawing 93 by Thomas Watling (1762 -c. 1814), from the Thomas Watling Drawings Collection, 1788-c. 1797, held at the Natural History Museum

Lacewing in amber
Lacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Man tormented by insects
Illustration from Hortus Sanitatis published in Strasburg in 1495

Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Maculinea arion, large blue
Plate 43 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson

Planthopper in amber
Planthopper preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Damselfly wings in amber
A pair of overlapping Damsel fly wings preserved in Baltic amber. Dating from the Upper Eocene

Fairy fly in Dominican amber

Midge in Baltic amber
Mating pair of biting midges in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin

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

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Arygynnis adippe, high brown fritillary

Crane Fly in baltic amber
Crane fly Diptera: Tipulidae, trapped in Baltic amber which has broken off its legs in an attempt to escape. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

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