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Moths

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  • L'atropo testa di morto : Acherontia atropos / Compagnia Italiana Liebig.
  • Genuine Dalmatian insect powder for the destruction of insects : quite harmless to animal life but effectually destroys every tribe of insect.
  • La sfinge del ligustro : Sphynx ligustri / Compagnia Italiana Liebig.
  • A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Endromis e Catocala : Endromis versicolor e catocala sponsa / Compagnia Italiana Liebig.
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Catalogue

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    The Tineina of Syria and Asia Minor / by H.T. Stainton.

    Stainton, H. T. (Henry Tibbats), 1822-1892. | Date: 1867
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    A moth-hunter's gossip / by P.B.M. Allan.

    Allan, P. B. M. (Philip Bertram Murray), 1884-1973. | Date: [1937]
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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
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    Five butterflies and moths, including the atlas moth (Attacus atlas) and orange-tip (Anthocharis sp.). Coloured lithograph by J. Delarue after himself.

    Delarue, Jean, active 1835-1838. | Reference: 42735i
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