Wasp Collection (page 2)

Oak eggar moth on heather
Oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercus, long bastard wasp, on heather, Calluna vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Lesser white cabbage butterfly on a flower
Lesser white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, bastard wasp and fruit flies on a flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Dark dagger, Acronicta tridens
Dark dagger moth, Acronicta tridens, bastard wasps on an apple branch, Malus domestica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Bright-line brown-eye moth on marigold flower
Bright-line brown-eye, Lacanobia oleracea, bastard wasp and housefly on French marigold flower, Tagetes patula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Cot header design, Boxer Pig and Wasp

Curtis British Entomology Plate 760
Hymenoptera: Vespa rufa = Vespula rufa (Anchor-faced Wasp) [Plant: Polycarpon tetraphyllum (Four-leaved Allseed)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 137
Hymenoptera: Odynerus parietinus = Ancistrocerus parietinus (Clear-winged Mason Wasp) [Plant: Borago officinalis (Common Borage)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 8
Hymenoptera: Chrysis fulgida (Ruby-tailed Wasp) [Plant: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Thlaspi bursa-pastoris, Shepherd?s Purse)] Date: 1824-39

WASP AT A PICNIC
Awful appearance of a wopps at a picnic: picnic guests are severely bothered when a rather large wasp takes an interest in their food, one of the hazards of outdoor eating Date: circa 1840

Royal Navy Westland Wasp HAS. 1 XS463
Royal Navy Westland Wasp HAS.1 XS463 (msn F9541) at the 1962 SBAC Farnborough Air Show (SBAC - Society of British aircraft constructors). Date: 1962

Saunders-Roe A19 Cloud, G-ABHG, in revised form with two 425hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp radials, an auxiliary aerofoil and three rudders

Fashionable bathing suits of the 1920s
The cover illustration of The Spheres womens section features an array of fashionable outfits. The woman on the right sports an American wasp-stripe bathing suit

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, rear view

Female parasitic wasp
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Pepsis sp. Tarantula hawk
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial, side view

Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radials in final assembly prior to test

A sectioned Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial

Alaptus magnanimus, fairy fly
Fairy flies are among the tiniest insects on our planet measuring in at around 0.21mm long

Hymenoptera specimens
A case containing various Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and their allies) specimens, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Monkey inside a coconut on a cutout greetings card
Monkey watching a wasp inside a coconut on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Man with an insect on his nose on a novelty postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Master Flower. circa 1935

White and purple flowers on a New Year card
White and purple flowers with wasp on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies with flower and insect on a Christmas card
Two fairies with a pink flower and an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Tachytes sp. Sand-loving wasp
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821

A hive of wasps Source: The zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals by Leach, William Elford, 1790-1836. Published by Nodder, Richard P. illustrator, engraver. E

The story of a cold chicken and a hot wasp. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Dog with tambourine on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial, rear view

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, side view

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, front port quarter

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, rear quarter

Airspeed AS30 Queen Wasp, K8888, fitted with floats

Westland Wasp HAS1 XT422
Westland Wasp HAS1, XT422

Westland Wasp HAS1 XT421
Westland Wasp HAS1, XT421

The last of 14 Vickers Warwick C1s for BOAC, G-AGFK. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp radials (in flight)

The first of 14 Vickers Warwick C1s for BOAC, G-AGEX. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp radials (underside view in flight)

Spider-hunting wasp
A spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow

Sir John Lubbocks pet wasp
Sir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later

Wasp nest in a bowler hat
This bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Chalcid wasp in amber
Chalcid wasp, Chalcididae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Sphecidae sp. digger wasp
Shown here is a fossilized wing of a digger wasp. This specimen is around about 130 million years old and originates from the Cretaceous rock of Surrey, England

Common wasp nest
The rounded nest of the common wasp, (Vespula vulgaris) in the roof rafters of a house. Wasps chew wood and pulp it to make the papery material which the nest comprises of

Vespula vulgaris L. common wasp
Photograph of a female worker common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Braconid wasp in amber
A braconid wasp preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Wasp in amber
A digger wasp preserved in in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene and was donated by Arne Urup

Social wasp in amber
A social wasp preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Donated by Cobra and Bellamy

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