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Pressed insects, mounted by botanist Leonard Plukenet (1642Pressed by Leonard Plukenet in around 1690
Wombwells Royal Menagerie, 1853A printed poster advertising Wombwells Royal Mengarie visiting Leeds in 1853
Tenthredinidae, Tenthredo, Symphyta
Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi, scarab beetleA scarab beetle (Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Rove beetle in amberRove beetle, Coleoptera:Polyphaga:Staphylinidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin
Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amberThree Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Flying ant amberA flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period
Cockroach in Baltic amberA cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Planthopper bug in Mexican amberDistorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Earwig skin in Baltic amberA shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Water bug in amberA water bug preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period
Ant in amberAn ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, 56-34 million years ago
Leafhopper in amberLeafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Scuttle fly in amberA scuttle fly preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Leafhopper bug in Dominican amberLeafhopper bug Hemiptera:Homoptera:Cicadellidae, trapped in Dominican amber with a dryinid wasp sac attached to its head. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Demoiselle and crane designsDrawing 27 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)
Chalcid wasp in amberChalcid wasp, Chalcididae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene
Polygonia c-album, commaFrom Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson
Schizomid in amberSchizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Snipe flies in amberSnipe flies trapped and preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Colombian copal
Scuttle fly in Dominican amberMouldy scuttle fly Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Phoridae, trapped in Dominican amber. Specimen from the Lower Miocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Aphid in amberA Winged aphid preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Diaethura anna, Annas eighty-eightA mounted specimen of the underside of Annas eighty-eight butterfly from Mexico
Millipede in amberA Millipede, Myriapoda: Diplopoda preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Aeschna pilosa, dragonfilesPlate 21, an illustration of two dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae 1840 by Toussaint de Charpentier
Ichneumon wasp in amberIchneumon wasp preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen with exquisitely preserved wings dates from the Upper Eocene period
Vanessa atlanta, red admiralFrom Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson
Gonepteryx rhamni, brimstonePlate 2 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892
Stylopid in amberStylopid parasite (Strepsiptera sp.) preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Springtail in amberSpringtail, Collembola: Entomobryidae trapped in Dominican amber. The insects spring has been preserved in a folded position under its body
Black fly in Baltic amberBlack fly preserved in Baltic amber. This fly belongs to subgenus Morops and dates from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus, clipper butterflyA subspecies of the clipper butterly from the Malay Peninsula. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Cochineal Plantation, TenerifeA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Glaucopsyche lydamus, xerces blueThe xerces blue (Glaucopsyche lydamus) survives in a series of subspecies. The xerces blue is one of them. Underside of butterfly shown here
Parthenos sylvia virens, clipper butterflyA subspecies of clipper butterfly from southern India. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Pegesimallus teratodes, robber flyA robber fly, a predatory fly from Tanzania. Only the males have the long scales on the hind-legs, their use is not known but could be used to attract females
FleaThis species of flea is commonly known as a jigger, chigoe or sand-flea
Insect bodyMicrographia: or, Some physical descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and enquiries there upon by Robert Hooke (1635-1703), 1665
Lampromyia sp. flyLarvae of this family Vermilionidae behave like ant-lions, they make a funnel in the sand and wait at the bottom for other invertebrates to fall in. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Philoliche longirostris, horse flyA horse fly specimen from India. This fly uses its long proboscis to feed at flowers. The mouthparts of the female also include shorter blades with which it takes blood
Detail of terracotta moulding of a dragonfly in the WaterhouThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Oestridae, botfly larvaScanning 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 FishDragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey
Sabatinca perveta, mothShown here is a moth belonging to the living pollen-feeding family Micropterygidae, preserved in Burmese amber of Late Cretaceous age
Auchenorrhynchan bug, true bugAn example of an auchenorrhynchan bug or true bug from the Sinharaja rainforest, Sri Lanka
Pegasus draconis, sea mothSpecimen jar containing sea moths (Pegasus draconis), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Two birds on title page, waiting for crumbsHeart-shaped enamel on metal badge made by Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), possibly for the W.S.P.Us Womens Exhibition of 1909