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Pupae

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  • Two raspberry plant stems, one with a chrysalis attached. Watercolour.
  • Common flea (Pulex species): adult, pupa, larva and egg. Engraving by M. Griffiths, ca. 1805.
  • The pupa of a tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis). Coloured pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.
  • A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.
  • A flowering branch of medlar (Mespilus germanica) with butterfly, chrysalis and caterpillar of a Papilio species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1816.
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    A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

    | Reference: 42680i
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    A winged insect emerging from its pupa. Coloured etching.

    | Reference: 42678i
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    Five crane flies (Tipulidae species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

    Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788. | Date: [1766] | Reference: 42629i
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    A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.

    Guilding, Lansdown, 1797-1831. | Reference: 42627i
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    The pupa of a mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis). Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

    Terzi, A. J. E. (Amedeo John Engel), 1872-1956. | Date: 1919 | Reference: 41624i
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