Insect Collection (page 10)

Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Great eggly and iphiclus sister butterfly
Great eggfly or blue moon butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina 1, 2, and Iphiclus sister, Adelpha iphiclus 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Owl moth, Thysania zenobia. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Owl moth, Thysania zenobia

Brilliant nymph, alphaea nymph and doriclea nymph
Brilliant nymph, Cynandra opis Nymphalis afer 1, 2, Papilio Nymphalis alphaea 3, 4, and doriclea nymph, Euriphene doriclea, Nymphalis doriclaea 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Karkloof emperor or pearl emperor butterfly, Charaxes varanes Nymphalis varanes, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Black-bordered charaxes, Charaxes pollux, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Regal fritillary and fiery skipper butterfly
Regal fritillary butterfly, Speyeria idalia, female 1, 3, and male 2, and the fiery skipper, Hylephila phyleus 4, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Lobobunaea phaedusa moth, upper side. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Western glider and gaudy commodore butterfly
Western glider, Cymothoe althea, Nymphalis althea, under side 1, upper side 2, and gaudy commodore, Precis octavia Vanessa amestris 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Paris peacock and mottled emigrant butterfly
Paris peacock butterfly, Papilio paris 1, 2, and mottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe? 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Pseudobunaea alinda moth. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Pseudobunaea alinda moth

Morpho and hydaspes eighty-eight butterfly
Morpho butterfly, Morpho laertes 1, and hydaspes eighty-eight or little callicore, Callicore hydaspes 2, 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Scarce forest emperor, Charaxes etesipe
Scarce forest emperor or savannah charaxes, Charaxes etesipe Nymphalis (Charaxes) etesipe, upper side and under side. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Pipevine and black swallowtwail butterflies
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor 1, 4, and black swallowtwail, Papilio polyxenes asterias 2, 3, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Pink-banded sister, orange-banded shoemaker
Pink-banded sister, Adelpha lycorias 1, 2, orange-banded shoemaker, Catonephele orites 3, 4, and Archeuptychia cluena butterfly 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Otroeda cafra and and Otroeda nerina moths
Otroeda cafra moth 1 and Otroeda nerina moth 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Clouded mother of pearl butterfly, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Citheronia laocoon, Eudesmia menea, and Curoba
Citheronia laocoon 1, lunar eudesmia moth, Eudesmia menea 2, and Curoba sangarida 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn

Strigocossus crassa, Basiothia medea
Strigocossus crassa moth 1, small verdant hawk, Basiothia medea 2, and Horama plumipes moth 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Giant African swallowtail butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837

Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas

Variable cracker and Indian orange-tip butterfly
Variable cracker butterfly, Hamadryas feronia 1, 2, and Indian species of orange-tip butterfly, Iphias glaucippe 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Pasha and hairstreak butterflies
Two-tailed pasha butterfly, Charaxes jasius 1, Drurys hairstreak, Strymon acis 2, and silver-banded hairstreak, Chlorostrymon simaethis. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Dog rose, Rosa species
La Rose simple de la chine a 5 feuilles. Dog rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Jamaican euphonia, Euphonia jamaica, and species of cicada (Grey grosbeak and Sanguiflua cicada.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology, B

Lantern fly, locust, mantis, cicada and beetles
Lantern fly, Fulgora laternaria 1, migratory locust, Grillus migratorius 2, European mantis, Mantis religiosa 3, common cicada, Cicada plebeia 4, Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules 5, and cockchafer

Metamorphosis of honey bees, honeycomb, queens, drones and chain of worker bees. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Human flea and louse
Human flea, Pulex irritans 1, and human louse, Pediculus humanus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Ringlet butterfly, Aphantopus hyperantus, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele

Gatekeeper butterfly, Pyronia tithonus, on grasses. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten

Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria, and caterpillar in silken tent on leaf. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen

Willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina, on a strawberry bush, Fragaria x ananassa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Magpie moth, Abraxas grossulariata, on a redcurrant branch, Ribes rubrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen

Phoenix moth, Eulithis prunata, on flower
Phoenix moth, Eulithis prunata, juveniles, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van

White ermine moth on an apple branch
White ermine moth, Spilosoma lubricipeda, and common housefly on an apple branch, Malus domestica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera, on cornflower
Wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera, larva and pupa on cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Mallow moth, Larentia clavaria, on Malva sylvestris
Mallow moth, Larentia clavaria, larva and pupa on mallow, Malva sylvestris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de

Eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, larva and pupa on an apple branch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen

Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885
Using the Riley insecticide spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria. Date: 1885

Illustration, Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks, with a spider in a web, holding a ring. Date: 1840

The Solar Microscope. Date: 18th century

Fairy with flowers and a butterfly on a greetings card
Fairy in moonlight with flowers and a butterfly on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Label, Cherub with Love Letter riding in a rose
Christmas Cracker Label, Cherub with Love Letter or Valentines Card riding in a pink rose pulled along by butterflies. 19th century

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Butterfly Collector chasing Fairy with net. 1897

Cot header design, Boxer Pig and Wasp

Patriotic postcard, England as a butterfly, WW1
Patriotic postcard, England as a butterfly, First World War. 1914-1918

Scrap - decoupage design - Beetle. 1865

Christmas present - gong and matchholder 1927
Everybodies must have! Unusual looking duck gong and matcherholder insect, available from Marshall and Snelgrove s. 1927

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