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Invertebrate Collection (page 19)

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Helophorus

Helophorus
Beetle specimen from the Entomology collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Calliphora, bluebottle

Calliphora, bluebottle
A bluebottle laying eggs on carrion

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Papilio telamon and Papilio agamemnon, butterflies

Papilio telamon and Papilio agamemnon, butterflies
An illustration of Chinese butterflies. Plate 26 from Insects of China 1798 by E. Donovan

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Poanes, broad grafs skipper butterfly

Poanes, broad grafs skipper butterfly
Illustration of a broad grafs skipper butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 307, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Papilio, little yellow butterfly

Papilio, little yellow butterfly
Illustration of a little yellow butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 240, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Varanus salvator, water monitor

Varanus salvator, water monitor
Photograph of a mounted water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Ideopsis juventa tawaya

Ideopsis juventa tawaya from Sulawezi, male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Danaus ismare alba

Danaus ismare alba from Sulawezi (Indonesia), male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Plate 100 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

Plate 100 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 100 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Francis Jeffrey Bell (1855-1924)

Francis Jeffrey Bell (1855-1924)
Portrait of Francis Jeffrey Bell, a zoologist. Joined the Museums Zoology Dept 1878 (2nd class assistant), 1st class assistant 1887, left some time between Apr 1917-Aug 1918. Bell worked on mollusca

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Poponia merula, cicada

Poponia merula, cicada
A cicada specimen from the Entomological collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Copal with honey bee

Copal with honey bee
A piece of East African copal with a honey bee, Apis mellifera preserved inside it. Specimen is less than 2 million years old

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Darwins Octopus

Darwins Octopus
A specimen held in the Natural History Museum, London, of an octopus collected by Charles Darwin

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Argynnis lathonia, Queen of Spain fritillary

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

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Mayfly in Baltic amber

Mayfly in Baltic amber
A well-preserved Mayfly, Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Colourful illustration of four crabs and a lobster

Colourful illustration of four crabs and a lobster
Plate 51 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Cyaniris semiargus, mazarine blue

Cyaniris semiargus, mazarine blue
Plate 42 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: East African copal

East African copal
A piece of copal with a crazed surface caused by oxidisation. Preserved inside is a beetle Coleoptera:Oocamenta. Specimen is less than two million years old

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Various beetles and arachnids

Various beetles and arachnids
Drawer of a selection of various entomological specimens from the Sloane Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Baltic amber with caddis fly

Baltic amber with caddis fly
A Caddis fly, Trichoptera preserved in Baltic amber. The cracks in the amber are filled with crystals of iron pyrite. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Orchid bee in copal

Orchid bee in copal
Orchid bee in Colombian copal (a younger stage of amber). Probabaly less than 2 million years old. Donated by Miguel Caycedo

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Snail in Burmese amber

Snail in Burmese amber
A snail in trapped and preserved in Burmese amber. Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule figure 59

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Anthocharis cardamines, orange tip

Anthocharis cardamines, orange tip
Plate 10 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Lysandra coridon, chalk-hill blue

Lysandra coridon, chalk-hill blue
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Stonefly in amber

Stonefly in amber
A Stonefly, Plecoptera: Leuctridae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Plate 42 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)

Plate 42 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)
Coupe de la corne d ammons don?t chacunes des cazes, renferme une variete particuliere du Spath calcaire. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Flat-footed beetle in amber

Flat-footed beetle in amber
A flat-footed beetle preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Camellia with butterflies

Camellia with butterflies
Plate 21 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Cynthia cardui, painted lady

Cynthia cardui, painted lady
Plate 21 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Colias hyale, pale clouded yellow

Colias hyale, pale clouded yellow
Plate 4 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Dolichopodidae, long-legged fly in amber

Dolichopodidae, long-legged fly in amber
Long-legged fly preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Colourful illustration of a fish and five crustaceans

Colourful illustration of a fish and five crustaceans
Plate 52 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Four different molluscs

Four different molluscs
Watercolour 397 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled gna-go-rang, from the Watling Collection

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Collection of fossilised molluscs

Collection of fossilised molluscs
Plate 21 from Gideon Algernon Mantells Fossils of the South Downs, 1822

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Stick insect in amber

Stick insect in amber
A stick insect, Phasmatodea preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Barklouse in amber

Barklouse in amber
A Barklouse, Pscoptera preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Dance fly in amber

Dance fly in amber
A dance fly preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Colourful illustration of two fish and a crab

Colourful illustration of two fish and a crab
Plate 39 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Vertigo sp. marsh whorl snails

Vertigo sp. marsh whorl snails
No.14 V. antivertigo, No.15 V. moulinsiana, No.16 V. pygmaea, No.19 V. pusilla, No.20 V. anguistor, No.21 V. edentula. Plate 4 from The Collectors Manual of British Shells by L E Adams (1896)

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Scorpion tail in Burmese amber

Scorpion tail in Burmese amber dating from the Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 100

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Hurdia victoria, ancient fossil

Hurdia victoria, ancient fossil
This fossil dates from the Middle Cambrian rocks of the Burgess Shale, British Columbia

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Ottoia prolifica, priapulid worm

Ottoia prolifica, priapulid worm
A priapulid worm fossil from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, British Columbia

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Snipe fly in amber

Snipe fly in amber
Snipe fly in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period and is about 35 million years old

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Hydra sp

Hydra sp
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing the stinging tentacles and mouth of the coelenterate Hydra (x 36 on a standard 9cm wide print)

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Amoria undulata, wavy volute

Amoria undulata, wavy volute
Watercolour 393 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Rose with butterfly and dragonfly

Rose with butterfly and dragonfly
Plate 13 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China

Background imageInvertebrate Collection: Mite in amber

Mite in amber



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