Lepidoptera Collection (page 14)

Parthenos sylvia salentia, clipper butterfly

Moth preserved in Baltic amber
A moth preserved in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 40 million years old

Papilio peranthus

Scientist working with butterfly specimen
Entomologist opening butterflys wings after relaxing ready to be placed into a specimen drawer. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London

Argynnis paphia var. valezina, female silver washed fritilla
Plate 12, figure 22 from Natural History of British Butterflies Vol.1, c. 1914 by Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946). Held in the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Melanargia galathea, marbled white butterfly
Close-up of the wings of the Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), native to most of Europe and North Africa

Swallowtail butterfly, papilio kama
Wing detail

Papilio machaon, old world swallowtail
SEM image of a Papilio machaon wing

The Chalmers-Hunt Collection
Michael Chalmers-Hunt (1920-2004), a keen and highly respected entomologist, built this fascinating collection from redundant and unwanted items discarded by other entomologists and museum curators

Milionia paradisea

Butterfly Jungle 2009
The Butterfly Jungle exhibition, set in the grounds of the Natural History Museum, houses more than a thousand live butterflies

Gynandromorph Antheraea frithi, silkmoth

Siproeta stelenes, Malachite butterfly
The malachite butterfly is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green of the butterflys wings. It is found throughout the Southern United States to Brazil

Papilio kama, swallowtail butterfly
A UV image of a swallowtail butterfly. The swallowtail is the U.Ks largest native butterfly, but it is now resticted to the Norfolk Broads

Surinaamsche Insecten, Insects of Surinam
Plate 57 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian

Colias croceus, clouded yellow
Photograph of a mounted specimen of clouded yellow, male upperside. Widespread in Europe with breeding strongholds in Mediterranean countries. Regular migrant to southern England

Troides haliphron, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides haliphron) from the family Papilionidae

Troides plato, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides plato) from the family Papilionidae

Troides hypolitus, birdwing butterfly

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

Troides vandepolli, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides vandepolli) from the family Papilionidae

Troides criton, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides criton) from the family Papilionidae

Lepidoptera larvae from Queensland, Australia
Lepidoptera larvae illustrations from Manuscript notebook, vol.2 1910-1926 by Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine

Ornithoptera victoriae, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of mounted specimen of a birdwing butterfly from the family Papilionidae

Bhutanitis lidderdalii, Bhutan glory
A mounted specimen of a male Bhutan glory butterfly which is an endangered species found in South Asia

Polyommatus icarus, common blue
Photograph of a mounted specimen of the common blue, highly magnified scales from the hindwing underside of the female butterfly

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

Troides prattorum, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides prattorum) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera rothschildi, Rothschilds birdwing
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera rothschildi) from the family Papilonidae

Troides helena, common birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female common birdwing butterfly (Troides helena) from the family Papilionidae

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

Vanessa atalanta, red admiral
Photograph of a the upperside of mounted specimen of a female red admiral. Ranges from Europe and N. Africa to China and Japan, also N. America

Troides miranda, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides miranda) from the family Papilionidae

Teinopalpus aureus, golden Kaiser-I-Hind
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a male Asian kite swallowtail the Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)

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

Bhutanitis ludlowi, Bhutan glory
A mounted specimen of a Bhutan glory butterfly which is an endangered species found in South Asia

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

Troides oblongomaculatus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides oblongomaculatus) from the family Papilionidae

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

Troides dohertyi, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides dohertyi) from the family Papilionidae

Trogonoptera trojana, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Trogonoptera trojana) from the family Papilionidae

Troides andromache, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides andromache) from the family Papilionidae

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

Troides amphrysus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides amphrysus) from the family Papilionidae

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