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Papilio Collection

Background imagePapilio Collection: Macleays swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus

Macleays swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus (Macleays butterfly, Papilio macleayanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Background imagePapilio Collection: Van de Polls birdwing butterfly, Troides

Van de Polls birdwing butterfly, Troides vandepolli (Amphrysius butterfly, Papilio amphrysius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Scarlet leafwing, Siderone galanthis

Scarlet leafwing, Siderone galanthis
Scarlet or red-striped leafwing, Siderone galanthis, and cardinal butterfly, Argynnis pandora. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: King swallowtail and Jamaican kite butterfly (endangered)

King swallowtail and Jamaican kite butterfly (endangered)
King swallowtail butterfly, Papilio thoas 1, 2, and Jamaican kite swallowtail, Protographium marcellinus (endangered) 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePapilio Collection: Great mormon butterfly, Papilio memnon

Great mormon butterfly, Papilio memnon (Agenor butterfly, Papilio agenor). Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail

Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon, and alexanor or southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imagePapilio Collection: Fluminense swallowtail, Anteros acheus and Parides agavus

Fluminense swallowtail, Anteros acheus and Parides agavus
Fluminense swallowtail, Parides ascanius, vulnerable 1, Anteros acheus, upper side 2, under side 3, and Parides agavus swallowtail butterfly 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePapilio Collection: Common stargazer and longsnout boarfish

Common stargazer and longsnout boarfish
Common stargazer, Kathetostoma laeve, and longsnout boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris. (Catfish, Kathethostoma loeve, and pig-faced lady)

Background imagePapilio Collection: Arran brown, Erebia ligea

Arran brown, Erebia ligea (Papilio ligea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London

Background imagePapilio Collection: Scotch Argus butterfly, Erebia aethiops (Papilio blandina)

Scotch Argus butterfly, Erebia aethiops (Papilio blandina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Background imagePapilio Collection: Purple-edged copper butterfly, Lycaena hippothoe

Purple-edged copper butterfly, Lycaena hippothoe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Background imagePapilio Collection: Dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia

Dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia (Charlotte butterfly, Papilio charlotta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Background imagePapilio Collection: Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius

Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Eupalamides cyparissias

Eupalamides cyparissias (Cyparissias moth, Papilio cyparissias). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Giant African swallowtail, Papilio antimachus

Giant African swallowtail, Papilio antimachus
Giant African swallowtail or antimachus butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: White morpho, Morpho laertes

White morpho, Morpho laertes (Laertes butterfly, Papilio laertes). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo. Vulnerable

Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo. Vulnerable
Apollo or mountain apollo butterfly, caterpillar and pupa, Parnassius apollo (Papilio apollo). Vulnerable. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Red helen and malachite butterfly, Papilio

Red helen and malachite butterfly, Papilio helenus, Siproeta stelenes (Papilio helenus and Papilio steneles). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Scarlet mormon butterfly, Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia

Scarlet mormon butterfly, Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia (Deiphobus butterfly, Papilio deiphobus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Common green birdwing, female, Ornithoptera priamus

Common green birdwing, female, Ornithoptera priamus (Panthous butterfly, Papilio panthous). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies

Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies (Papilio aeneas, Papilio peranthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Protesilaus butterfly, Protesilaus protesilaus

Protesilaus butterfly, Protesilaus protesilaus (Papilio protesilaus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Purple emperor, Apatura iris

Purple emperor, Apatura iris (Iris butterfly, Papilio iris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imagePapilio Collection: Great eggfly butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina nerina

Great eggfly butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Cramerian butterfly, Papilio cramerianus), native to Java. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi

Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi (Poplar butterfly, Papilio populi). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Automedon giant owl, Eryphanis automedon

Automedon giant owl, Eryphanis automedon
Automedon giant owl butterfly, Eryphanis automedon (Automedon, Papilio automedon). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Sematura empedocles moth

Sematura empedocles moth (Empedocles butterfly, Papilio empedocles). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni

Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
Common brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, caterpillar and pupa (Buckthorn butterfly, Papilio rhamni). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Amber phantom, Haetera piera

Amber phantom, Haetera piera (Talc-winged butterfly, Papilio piera), with caterpillar and pupa on cashew nut plant, Anarcardium occidentale

Background imagePapilio Collection: Single-spotted butterfly, Papilio spondiae

Single-spotted butterfly, Papilio spondiae. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imagePapilio Collection: Queen swallowtail, Papilio androgeus

Queen swallowtail, Papilio androgeus
Queen swallowtail or androgeus butterfly, Papilio androgeus, with caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Opsiphanes cassiae butterfly

Opsiphanes cassiae butterfly, caterpillar and pupa (Cassia, Papilio cassiae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome

Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome (Amphinome, Papilio amphinome), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe

High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe (Adippe butterfly, Papilio adippe). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Rhetenor blue morpho, Morpho rhetenor

Rhetenor blue morpho, Morpho rhetenor (Andromachus butterfly, Papilio andromachus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: African swallowtail, Papilio dardanus

African swallowtail, Papilio dardanus (Merope butterfly, Papilio merope). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePapilio Collection: Papilio tydeus

Papilio tydeus (Amphitryon butterfly, Papilio amphitryon). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imagePapilio Collection: Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor

Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor. Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imagePapilio Collection: Scarce swallowtail and unknown swallowtail

Scarce swallowtail and unknown swallowtail
Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius, and unknown swallowtail, Papilio ajax (suppressed name). (Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus)

Background imagePapilio Collection: Taenaris urania butterfly

Taenaris urania butterfly (previously Papilio jairus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Background imagePapilio Collection: Poplar admiral and purple emperor

Poplar admiral and purple emperor
Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi, 1, 2, 3, 4, and purple emperor, Apatura iris 5, 6, 7, 8, with caterpillar and pupa

Background imagePapilio Collection: Jezebel, lampedia, redbase jezebel and crimson

Jezebel, lampedia, redbase jezebel and crimson
Common jezebel, Delias eucharis (Papilio hyparete) 1, Papilio lampedia 2, redbase jezebel Delias pasithoe (Papilio porsenna) 3, and crimson tip butterfly, Colotis eborea (Papilio eborea) 4

Background imagePapilio Collection: Radiolaria species

Radiolaria species
Discoidea Radiolaria species: Histiastrum boseanum, Stephanastrum quadratum, Dicranastrum furcatum, Dictyastrum trispinosum, Amphirhopalum virchowii, Euchitonia carcinus, Myelastrum dodecaceros

Background imagePapilio Collection: Old World swallowtail and scarce swallowtail, larva and pupa

Old World swallowtail and scarce swallowtail, larva and pupa
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon 1, and scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius 2, larva and pupa. Papillon machaon, Papillon podalire. Papillons, butterflies

Background imagePapilio Collection: Western emperor swallowtail and Indian sunbeam

Western emperor swallowtail and Indian sunbeam
Western emperor swallowtail, Papilio menestheus 1, 2, and Indian sunbeam, Curetis thetis (Thecla thetis), female 3, 4, ventral and dorsal views. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePapilio Collection: Green-banded swallowtail and spotted fritillary butterfly

Green-banded swallowtail and spotted fritillary butterfly
Green-banded swallowtail butterfly, Papilio nireus 1, 2, and spotted fritillary, Melitaea didyma (Melitaea cytheris) 3, 4, ventral and dorsal. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePapilio Collection: Exotic butterflies including the Madagascar

Exotic butterflies including the Madagascar
Madagascar giant swallowtail, Pharmacophagus antenor (Papilio antenor) 1, hairstreak butterfly, Thecla sylvanus 2, 3, and white-banded babul blue, Azanus isis (Polyommatus isis) 4, 5

Background imagePapilio Collection: Exotic butterflies

Exotic butterflies
Hooked copper, Phasis thero 1, metalmark butterfly, Riodina lysippus 2, large faun, Faunis eumeus 3, and common nawab, Charaxes athamas 4, ventral and dorsal views



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