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A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Six insects and two spiders, including a cicada adult and nymph, a butterfly and two gnats. Gouache painting.

Common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) with an associated moth, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Bastard alkanet plant (Lithospermum arvense) with an associated beetle, its larva and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A hawthorn twig (Crataegus species) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A dewberry plant (Rubus caesius) in fruit with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

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Insects - Larvae

Images from the collections

Images about Insects - Larvae

Works from the collections

A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Six insects and two spiders, including a cicada adult and nymph, a butterfly and two gnats. Gouache painting.

Bastard alkanet plant (Lithospermum arvense) with an associated beetle, its larva and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A dewberry plant (Rubus caesius) in fruit with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A hawthorn twig (Crataegus species) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Insects - Larvae

Images from the collections

Images about Insects - Larvae

Works from the collections

A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Six insects and two spiders, including a cicada adult and nymph, a butterfly and two gnats. Gouache painting.

Bastard alkanet plant (Lithospermum arvense) with an associated beetle, its larva and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A dewberry plant (Rubus caesius) in fruit with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A hawthorn twig (Crataegus species) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

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