Naturaliste Collection

Drinker, blue underwing and red underwing moths
Drinker moth, Euthrix potatoria 1, blue underwing, Catocala fraxini 2, and red underwing, Catocala nupta 3. Bombyx buveur, Noctuelle du frene, Noctuelle mariee

Butterfly collector tools, 19th century. Butterfly net, raquet nets, pincers, pins, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Oak eggar, poplar lappet and Tau emperor
Oak eggar, Lasiocampa quercus 1, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia 2, and Tau emperor, Aglia tau 3. Bombyx du chene, Bombyx feuille de peuplier, Bombyx tau

Hebe tiger, cream-spot tiger and garden tiger moth
Hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva 1, cream-spot tiger, Epicallia villica 2, and garden tiger moth, Arctia caja 3. Ecaille hebe, Ecaille fermiere, Ecaille martre

African deaths head hawkmoth and oleander hawk-moth
African deaths head hawkmoth and larva, Acherontia atropos 1, 2, and oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii 3. Sphinx tete de mort, chenille, Sphinx du laurier-rose

Marbled white, Spanish gatekeeper, almond
Marbled white, Melanargia galathea 1, Spanish gatekeeper, Pyronia bathseba 2, almond ringlet, Erebia alberganus 3, and spring ringlet, Erebia epistygne 4

Great banded grayling, hermit and large wall brown butterfly
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe 1, hermit, Chazara briseis 2, and large wall brown, Lasiommata maera 3. Satyre sylene, Satyre hermite, Satyre ariane

Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell and comma
Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros 1, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae 2, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album 3, with poppy. Vanesse grande tortue, Vanesse petite tortue, Vanesse gamma

Painted lady, red admiral and European peacock
Painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui 1, red admiral, Vanessa atalanta 2 and European peacock, Aglais io 3. Vanesse belle-dame, Vanesse vulcain, Vanesse paon de jour

Fritillary butterflies
Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia 1, dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaja 2 and silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia 3

Two-tailed pasha, Charaxes jasius 1 and purple emperor, Apatura iris 2, and tulip. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Cabbage white, black-veined white, orange
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae 1, 2, black-veined white, Aporia crataegi 3, orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines 4 and Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides 5

Women entomologists catching butterflies in a garden, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet

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