Nymphalidae Collection

Morpho cypris, blue morpho butterfly
Butterfly from Central America. South America. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Morpho menelaus, blue morpho
Scanning electron microscope image of the wing scales from the wing of a South American blue morpho butterfly (x 670 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

Morpho menelaus, Cramers blue butterfly

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 5, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 4, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 3, Papiliones, Nymphalidae. Date: 1896

Butterflies and Moths, Plate 1, Papiliones, Erycinidae, etc
Butterflies and Moths, Plate 1, Papiliones, Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Erycinidae, Hesperidae. Date: 1896

Danaus chrysippus, plain tiger butterfly
Photograph of a specimen of a plain tiger butterfly collected from Southern Europe

Zebra Mosaic and Stinky Leafwing, caterpillars
Plate no. 26 from the collection of Jamaican Lepidoptera 1889-1898. Watercolour on paper, 1892 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1892

Sketchbooks of Lepidoptera, Margaret Fountaine
Various larvae and pupae watercolours with descriptions, 1933-35 Date: 1933

Idea tambusisiana, tree-nymph
Butterfly discovered on the slopes of Gunung Tambusisi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in 1981 by Anthony Bedford-Russell. Date: 1981

Idea tambusisiana, tree-nymph
Butterfly discovered on the slopes of Gunung Tambusisi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in 1981 by Anthony Bedford-Russell

Tirumala ishmoides ishmoides from Sulawezi, male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The upperside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Morpho menelaus, Amazonian butterfly
An iridescent butterfly from the Amazon. Specimen from display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Agrias claudina, butterfly
Photograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)

Papilio sp. and Cymothoe althea, swallowtails
Watercolour by Gerrit Wartenaar Lambertz from the Cramer Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Tulip and small tortoiseshell
Guache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives

Tawny Rajah, Charaxes psaphon
George De Alwis (Dates unknown) Tawny Rajah (Charaxes psaphon), Westwood, c. 1874-1878. Watercolour on paper, 255 x 168 mm. Date: 1874

Cardinal Pandoriana pandora lilicina, (dorsal)
Pandoriana pandora lilicina (type specimen ), captured on May 31st, 1911 by Georges Durand, in the village of Olonne. Date: 1911

Illustration, Nymphalidae -- Danaidae -- Limenitis Populi, Apatura Iris, Apatura Ilia (variety Clytie), Charaxes Jasius, Danaus Chrysippus

Illustration, Nymphalidae -- Vanessa Xanthomelas, Vanessa C-album, Vanessa Cardui, Vanessa Levana (variety Prorsa). The plants are Spear Thistle (Cirsium Lanceolatum)

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the upperside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Nymphalidae sp. butterflies
Original drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This picture must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Heliconius doris, doris longwing
SEM image of Heliconius doris wing

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The underside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Polygonia c-album, comma
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Vanessa atlanta, red admiral
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Parthenos sylvia lilacinus, clipper butterfly
A 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

Parthenos sylvia virens, clipper butterfly
A 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

Boloria selene, small pearl bordered fritillary
Varieties of the small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly from the collection of the late R.M. Craske. Now in the National Collection of British Lepidoptera

Danaus melanippus taimanu from Sumba Island (Indonesia), male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Parantica dabrerai from Sulawezi, male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

Danaus melanippus haruhasa from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia), male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections

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

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

Salamis augustina vinsoni, Mauritaian mother of pearl butter
The last specimen of the Mauritaian mother of pearl butterfly ever seen, collected in 1757. Now considered to be extinct

Doleschallia hexophthalmos, Autumn leaf butterfly
An unnatural event recorded in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. This autumn leaf had three antennae

Parthenos sylvia thesaurus, clipper butterfly
A subspecies of the clipper butterfly from Guadalcanal. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

Danaus gilippus, Queen butterfly
Photograph of a mounted specimen of the Queen, which occurs on the Galapagos Islands

Papilio glaucus, Eastern tiger swallowtail
Plate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720

Purple Emperor by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology

Comma, Polygonia c-album
Mounted specimens from the collections of The Natural History Museum

Bia actorian, South American butterfly wing
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the fore-wing of the South American butterfly (x 2500)

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