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Swallowtail butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio glaucus, Eastern tiger swallowtailPlate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720
Arctia caja, garden tiger mothPhotograph of a mounted specimen of the garden tiger moth
Heliconius riciniButterflies (Heliconius ricini) feed on caster-oil plant (Ricinus communis). Plate 30 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian
Papilio thoas, swallowtail butterflyThe thaos swallowtail butterfly from Mexico. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio machaon, swallowtail butterflyA photograph of a mounted specimen of the common swallowtail. Found in Europe, but only in the Norfolk Broads region of the U.K
Archaeroattacus edwardsii, Indian silk mothIndian silk moth from India. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Cerura vinula, puss moth caterpillarSide view photograph of a puss moth caterpillar. The caterpillars two tails can be seen which it holds in the air when disturbed by any predators
Attacus atlas, atlas mothThe underside view of an atlas moth painted by Pieter de Bevere. Illustration from the Loten Collection dated (1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London
Unpublished lepidoptera watercolour by Eleazar AlbinPlate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720. Species depicted have not yet been identified
Collecting moths at lightDr Gaden Robinson collecting moths at light, Rampayoh R. valley, Brunei
Butterfly wing scale (part)
Scarce Swallowtail by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Purple Emperor by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Brimstone by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology
Display of lepidoptera, illustrating variationA collection of moths and butterflies. Only the four in the bottom left corner are butterflies, the rest are unusually colourful moths
Colias hyale, pale clouded yellow butterflyMounted specimens of the pale clouded yellow butterfly, family Pieridae from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio, white butterflyIllustration of a white butterfly by John Abbot, Tab, 275, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library
Moths of the family SaturniidaeMounted specimens of the Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus) and the great peacock (Saturnia pyri) moths. Moths are nocturnal insects
Comma, Polygonia c-albumMounted specimens from the collections of The Natural History Museum
Bia actorian, South American butterfly wingScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the fore-wing of the South American butterfly (x 2500)
Lycaena dispar, large copperMounted specimens of the large copper butterflies from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Danaus plexippus, monarch caterpillarThe stripy caterpillar of the monarch butterfly feeding on a leaf. The monarch is the largest butterfly found in U.K but is not actually native
Maculinea arion, large blue butterflyMounted specimens of the large blue butterfly, family Lycaenidae from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Moths of the family NotodontidaeMounted specimens of the swallow prominent, coxcomb prominent, pale prominent, small chocolate-tip, figure of eight, pine processionary, and oak processionary moths
Butterflies of the family PieridaeMounted specimens of the brimstone, (Gonepteryx rhamni) and cleopatra, (Gonepteryx cleopatra) butterflies. Both these species have colour forms which vary from very pale yellow to a deep yellow-orange
Aporia crataegi, black-veined white butterflyTwo mounted specimens of the black-veined white butterfly from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Glaucopsyche lygdamus, xerces blueXerces blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) butterfly specimen from San francisco bay, now thought to be extinct
Papilio, butterfliesIllustration and text by John Abbot: No 38, 39 & 40 Papilio taken 5th March. Common it may be met with most parts of the summer and autumn, the caterpillar is rarely met with
Insects species from ChinaPlate from the John Reeves (1774-1856) Collection of Entomological Drawings from Canton, China
Insect species from ChinaPlate from the John Reeves (1774-1856) Collection of Entomological Drawings from Canton, China
Papilio sp. butterfliesInsects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite & other islands in the Indian, Southern & Pacific Oceans by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio epiusAn illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio crinoAn illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio laomedonAn illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Charaxes bernardus, tawny rajahAn illustrative plate from Insects of China by E. Donovan depicting tawny rajah butterflies
Papilio hippona, Papilio cyane & Papilio coenobitaPlate 35 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio polytes & Papilio polymnesterThe common mormon (Papilio polytes) and the blue mormon (Papilio polymnestor). Plate 20 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio leucippe and Papilio danaePlate 26 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio heliacon and Papilio idaeus, swallowtailsPlate 19, an illustration of a pair of swallowtail butterflies from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Burnet mothPlate 2 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae (1622) by C. Flegel
Acronicta rumicis, knot grass mothKnot grass moth (Acronicta rumicis) and an iron prominent moth caterpillar (Notodanta dromedarius) by J. Bronckhorst. From Collection of Drawings by Dutch Artists, 17th-19th centuries
Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk moth caterpillarsTwo elephant hawk moth caterpillars by H. Hengstenburgh. From Collection of Drawings by Dutch Artists, 17th-19th centuries. Held in the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Butterfly lifecyclePlate 109 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae, Frankfurdt 1622 by C. Flegel
ButterfliesPlate 86 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larva (1622) by C. Flegel. Held in the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Saturnia pyripavonia, emperor mothPlate 1 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae, Frankfurdt 1622 by C. Flegel
Herochroma mansfieldi, moth