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Lepidoptera

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  • A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • A large paeony (Paeonia species) surrounded by various flowers and moths. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.
  • A blessed thistle (Cnicus palustris) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
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Catalogue

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    Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

    | Date: 1 August 1831 | Reference: 24213i
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    A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 May 1830 | Reference: 24046i
    • Books

    Insecta britannica. [Vol. III], Lepidoptera tineina / by H.T. Stainton.

    Stainton, H. T. (Henry Tibbats), 1822-1892. | Date: 1854
    • Books

    The Lady Blake Collection : catalogue of Lady Edith Blake's collection of drawings of Jamaican lepidoptera and plants / C.V. Ellwood & J.M.V. Harvey.

    Ellwood, C. V. | Date: 1990
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    • Online

    A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 August 1830 | Reference: 24165i
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