Hexapoda Collection (page 10)

Oestridae, botfly larva
Scanning electron microscope image of a botfly larva. They are parasites feeding on skin in the case of warble flies, nostrils in the flies that affect sheep and deer

Dragonflies and Fish
Dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey

Sabatinca perveta, moth
Shown here is a moth belonging to the living pollen-feeding family Micropterygidae, preserved in Burmese amber of Late Cretaceous age

Auchenorrhynchan bug, true bug
An example of an auchenorrhynchan bug or true bug from the Sinharaja rainforest, Sri Lanka

Pegasus draconis, sea moth
Specimen jar containing sea moths (Pegasus draconis), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Two birds on title page, waiting for crumbs
Heart-shaped enamel on metal badge made by Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), possibly for the W.S.P.Us Womens Exhibition of 1909

Diplopoda sp. plate millipede
Scanning electron microscope image of a lateral view of the head of a plate millipede. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Kim Goodger with butterfly specimen
Kim Goodger a curator at The Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is a Papilio sp

Millipedes are common on the rainforest floor in Sri Lanka. This specimen belongs to the family Julidae

Brachyera family specimens
Examples of five Brachyera families showing diversity of appearance, Apioceridae, Mydidae, Empididae, Pelecorhynchidae and Nemestrinidae. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mallophora infernalis, robber flies
Robber fly, male and female captured in Brazil carrying a katydid as prey (seen underneath). Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Brachycerous fly
The family Nemestrinidae comprises almost 300 species of brachycerous flies. Larvae of this family are parasitoids of Orthoptera and scarabeus beetle larvae

Hyperechia nigripennis, robber fly
A robber fly, an African predatory fly with a carpenter bee (Xylocopa) that it mimics. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Boloria selene, small pearl bordered fritillary
Varieties of the small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly from the collection of the late R.M. Craske. Now in the National Collection of British Lepidoptera

Hermetia illucens, soldier fly
Soldier fly from Christmas Island. Example of a species of fly that has been spread by human activity. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Collecting insects
A trap of funnels set out in the forest to collect insects as they fall from the trees after fogging

Danaidae sp. milkweed butterflies in mounts
Folio 20 from a volume of Petiver insects depicting milkweed or monarch butterflies from the family (Danainae) preserved between sheets of mica

Neanura ?muscorum, plant mould
A magnifiied image of oak leaf mould. Specimen originates from Horstead, Norwich

Lucans (Odontolabis) gazella, Oriental stag beetle
Fig 5 of plate 26 from The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, 1848 by J. O. Westwood

Danaus melanippus taimanu from Sumba Island (Indonesia), male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Papilio, black streaked little yellow butterfly
Illustration of a black streaked little yellow butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 241, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Fannia scalaris, fake fossil fly in amber

Tenebrio sp. mealworm in a sticky lollipop
Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Porzana pusilla, Baillons crake
Plate 89 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Papilio, clouded yellow butterfly

Papilio, red butterfly
Illustration of a red butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 306, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Libellula depressa, broad-bodied chaser
A male broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa). Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Argynnis paphia, silver-washed fritillary
Plate 31. A Watercolour by Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946) depicting a caterpillar, chyrsalis and adult silver-washed fritillary butterfly

No. 44 Papilio, Vol. 6 plate 62, Abbot J
Illustration and caption by John Abbot (1751-1840). Caption reads: Taken 14th March it is a female of No. 179 & 180, see next page and it is much more rare than the male

Chrysobotris, fossil beetle
An early Cretaceous fossil beetle from the Lithographic Limestone, Lerida, Spain

Parantica dabrerai from Sulawezi, male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Otus scops, Eurasian scops owl
Plate 33 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Eristalis tenax, drone-fly larvae
Eristalis tenax is one of quite a large group of closely related hover-flies which have rat-tailed maggots, i.e. larvae with an elongated breathing tube at the end of their bodies. E

Numonia pirivorella
A species of moth from the family Pyralidae native to Asia, especially Russia and Japan

Plate 101 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 101 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

No. 179 & 180 Palilio Erebus
Illustration and caption by John Abbot (1751-1840). Caption reads: Taken from 21st March in Pine Woods, very rare, it flies swift, the female has a broader border of black, this is the male of No

Pineapple with insects
Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian

Variety of eight butterflies
1. Abraxas grossulariata 2. Ditto var. lacticolor 3. The var. doubledayaria of 4. Amphidasys betularia. 5. Dark var. of 6. Hemerophila abruptaria. 7. & 8. Male and female var. sordiata of 9. & 10

Danaus melanippus haruhasa from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia), male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Horse-fly in resin
A horse-fly preserved in resin, no more than a few hundred years old

Papilio, little brown butterfly
Illustration of a little brown butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 277, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Inachis io, peacock butterfly caterpillar
Picture 1, series A, in a sequence of 6 pictures showing the emergence of a peacock butterfly, beginning its active life as a caterpillar

Insects of Georgia
Plate 182, page 95 Volume 2, Insects of Georgia by John Abbot. 1751 - 1840

Illustration of beetles
Plate 41, an illustration of various beetles from Oriental Entomology 1848 by J. O. Westwood

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