Insecta Collection (page 5)

Papilio panthous, swallowtail
Plate 18 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Clown beetle specimen from the family Histeridae held at the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio sp. and Cymothoe althea, swallowtails
Watercolour by Gerrit Wartenaar Lambertz from the Cramer Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pristonychus complanatus, black ground beetle
A mounted black ground beetle specimen from St. Helena, from the Carabidae family. This species is also known as (Laemonstenus complanatus)

Stomoxys calcitrans, stable fly
Original painting of a stable fly by Amadeo J. E. Terzi, (1872-1956)

Necrophorous, Necrodes & Silpha, beetles
Plate 73, illustrations of various beetles from The Coleoptera of the British Islands Vol 3, 1889 by Rev. Canon Fowler

Dynastes hercules, hercules beetle
A specimen of the hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), 12 cms long, from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department. This species can be found in Central and South America

Pthirus pubis, crab louse
A crab louse with a body length 3.5 mm, this species of louse is known to sometimes infest the human body

Psalidognathus friendi, longhorn beetle
A longhorn beetle from the family (Cerambycidae; Prioninae). Specimen originally from South America, now part of the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Anomala sp. chafer beetle
A shining leaf chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. These beetles feed on leaves, flowers, or flower parts

Noble Chafer

Archispirostreptus gigas, African giant black millipede
An African giant black millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas). This species which is native to sub-tropical and tropical regions of western Africa is one of the worlds largest millipedes which can grow

Liposcelis bostrychophilus, booklouse
A booklouse is any of numerous species of tiny wingless insects which feed on the starches and moulds found on in books and on paper

Schizodactylus monstrosus, monstrous dune cricket
Photograph of Schizodactylus monstrosus

Ornithoptera croesus, Wallaces golden birdwing butterfly
Specimen drawer of golden birdwing butterflys, collected by Alfred Russel Wallace

Phyllium sp. Oriental leaf insect
Leaf insects are characterised a green or brown, flattened body which closely resembles the foliage on which they live

Callicore astarte, eighty eight butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a mounted specimen of (Callicore astarte) known as B.D. in Trinidad. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, tropical South America east of the Andes, and the island of Trinidad

Gasterophilus, horse botfly
The larva of the horse botfly (Gasterophilus) which upon hatching migrate internally where they grow and attach themselves to the stomach wall of horses. Photographed by Martin Hall

Dermatobia hominis, botfly
The larvae of the flesh eating botfly found on a cow, near Pelotas, Brazil. Photographed by Martin Hall

Papilio xuthus, swallowtail butterfly
Photograph of a Natural History Museum mounted specimen of a swallowtail butterfly, viewed from above

Acronicta psi, grey dagger moth caterpillar
Grey dagger moth caterpillars feed on many types of tree and shrub including; birch, lime and hawthorn. The adult moths display black dagger-like markings on their wings

Pharnacia kirbyi, stick insect
A holotype specimen of a stick insect from Borneo. The head and body measures 13 inches long

Gigantiops destructor, South American jumping ant
High magnification image made with a scanning electron microscope of the head of a South American jumping ant. Image coloured artificially by a computer

Gauromydas heros
The worlds largest fly

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Dytiscus marginalis, great diving beetle (male)

Ornithoptera chimaera, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera chimaera) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera allotei, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera allotei) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera paradisea, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera paradisea) from the family Papilionidae

Migrant Hawker (lower), Brown Hawker (upper)
Watercolour on vellum, c.late 17th century Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives

Pierine genus, Butterfly wings
Watercolour, c.1928-1937? by Miss A. Ellen Prout (fl.1920s). Held in the Library and Archives

Glossina morsitans morsitans, savanna tsetse fly
Plate 63 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies.. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906

Philoliche angulata, horse fly
Plate 23 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906

Goliathus goliatus, goliath beetle
An x-ray image of the goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus, showing shotgun wounds

Tulip and small tortoiseshell
Guache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives

Tawny Rajah, Charaxes psaphon
George De Alwis (Dates unknown) Tawny Rajah (Charaxes psaphon), Westwood, c. 1874-1878. Watercolour on paper, 255 x 168 mm. Date: 1874

Cardinal Pandoriana pandora lilicina, (dorsal)
Pandoriana pandora lilicina (type specimen ), captured on May 31st, 1911 by Georges Durand, in the village of Olonne. Date: 1911

Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton rose
Bodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750

Carabus sp. beetles
Watercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820s Date: circa 1820

Various Scarabaeus sp
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1822 Date: 1822

Tachytes sp. Sand-loving wasp
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821

Gryllus sp. cricket head views
Watercolour and ink by J. Hayes, from Drawings of insects from Bengal and other parts of India. Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1820 Date: 1820

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Hemithea squalidaria
Illustration from Fauna del regno di Napoli by Gabriele Costa Oronzio, 1848. Date: 1848

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Entomological Specimens from the Wallace Collection
Display showing differences in colouring between male and female butterflies of the same species. Wallace believed that males fight to compete for females but that female choice was not a factor

Mantis Watercolour
Illustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1819

Turanophlebia, fossil dragonfly
With a wingspan close to 7 cm, Turanophlebia is one of several dragonflies rrecorded from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria

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