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Damselflies: Scarce blue tail Ischnura pumilio and and common blue tail Ischnura elegans

Great Morman Butterfly with caterpillar: Papilio Memnon from India.

Cynthia juliana, Anaartia amalthea and Junonia orthosia butterflies.

Bees: Orange tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and a Cander Bumblebee (Bombus muscorium).

Unicorn or Bindweed Hawk Moth, sphynx tillae and the Guernsey Lily, amarylis sarniensi.

Mason bee (1. Osmia bicolor), Poppy bee ( 2. Anthocopa Papaveris), and Scissor bee (3. Osmia leucomelana).

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, underside, caterpillar and chrysalis (1-4) and the Comma Butterfly underside, caterpillar and chrysalis. (5-8).

Locusts (Gryllus): G.bisasciatus, G bimaculatus, G granulatus, G leucostictos, G. griseus, G binotatus and Acheta. Engraved by John Pass.

Caterpillars on an Oak Tree and another on the Wild Rose with chrysalises and moths.

Moth, phalaena monacha and the Apple Tree, pyrus malus.

Bees: Humble bee (Bumblebee): Bombus terrestris.

Peacock Butterfly, underside, caterpillar and chrysalis (1-4) and the Camberwell Beauty Butterfly, underside and caterpillar. (5-7).

Caterpillar on the African Marigold with chrysalis and moths.

Giant butterfly moth, Papua day-flying night moth, and Joseph’s Coat moth. Castinia Japyx, Cocytia durvillii and Agarista agricola.Castinia Japyx, Cocytia durvillii and Agarista agricola.

Red Damselfy; Pyrrhosoma nymphula and Small Red Damselfly; Pyrrhosoma tenellum.

Cramer’s Rhetus: Two views. Rhetus Cramerii from Bahia.

Golden ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster annulatus. Male and female.

Papilio Harrisianus from Brazil, two views. Named after Moses Harris.

Bumblebees: Ruderal (1. Bombus Harrisellus), Northern European (2. Bombus Lapponicus), Knapweed caper (3. Bombus sylvarum) and European honeybee (4. Apis mellifica)

Scarlet Tiger Moth, pahlaena dominula and Hound’s Tongue, cynoglossum officinale.

Peacock Pansy, Wood Nymph, Colour Sergeant, and the Cardinal butterfly: Junonia almana, Ideopsis juventa, Limenitis Jadera and Argynnnis Pandora.

Locusts (Gryllus): G. foliaceus, Acrydium, G bipunctatus, G fabulatus, G. opacus. Engraved by John Pass.

Dragonflies: Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica and Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica.

On the White-thorn Tree and the Gooseberry bush with chrysalis and moths.

Spilosoma acrea and Arctia Oculatissima. With chrysalis and caterpillar.

Callidryas Eubule andTerias Mexicana.

Olive shade Moth, spynx tilliae and a small leaved lime tree branch, tiliae europaea.

Killima huttoni, Neptis nicomedes and Thaleropus ionia.

Clouded Yellow Butterfly, female, underside, a variety of, caterpillar and chrysalis (1-6) and the Pale Clouded Yellow Butterfly, female and caterpillar. (7-9).

Large Blue Butterfly, female, underside (1-3) and the Chalkhill Blue Butterfly underside, caterpillar and chrysalis. (5-8).

Colias rhamni with two varieties of Eurymus hyale.

Great Tortoise Shell Butterfly, papilia chloros and an Elm branch, ulmus campestris.

Brazilian Swallow-tail Butterfly with caterpillar: Protesilaus Leilus.

Arpidea Chorinaea. Butterfly with Caterpiller and Crysalis.

Privet Hawk Moth, phynx ligustrtri populi and a Privet branch, ligustrum vulgare.

Emerald spreadwing; Lestes dryas, and Comman spreadwing; Lestes sponsa.

Emperor Moth, phalena pavonia and a White fruit Bramble branch, rubus fruticosa.

Red Underwing on a Willow with chrysalis and moths.

Iliades agenor and Parides oeneas.

Grasshopper, Locust and Lucifer bug:Truxalis miniata, Acridium moetum and Tetrix lucifer with segment details.

Small Cabbage White Butterfly, female, underside, caterpillar and chrysalis (1-5) and the Green veined White Butterfly, female, underside, caterpillar and chrysalis. (6-10).

Bees: Large shaggy (1. Panurgus Banksianus), Long horned (2. Eucera longicornis), and Potter flower (3. Anthophora retusa).

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Marsh Ringlet Butterfly, underside (1-3), Small Heath Butterfly underside, caterpillar (4-5) and the White Admiral Butterfly underside, caterpillar and chrysalis. (6-9).

Tarantula (Arachne): Faciata (Barbary) Spider in its web with young and insects. Engraved by John Pass.

Caterpillars on the Woody Nightshade and the Larkspur with chrysalises, flies and moths.

Brimstone Butterfly, papilia rhamn and a Buckthorn branch, rhamnus catharticus.

Insects (Entymology): Orders of Linneas. The Coleopterous male 1, femaile 2, Hemipterous male 3, female 4, with egs and larvae, Lepidopterous 5, 6, eggs 7-9, Neuropterous male 10, female 11, Hymenopterous male12 female 13, Dipterous male 14 , female 15 Apterous female 16, male 17, Engraved by John Pass.

Bumblebees: Ruderal (1. Bombus Harrisellus), Northern European (2. Bombus Lapponicus), Knapweed caper (3. Bombus sylvarum) and European honeybee (4. Apis mellifica)

Greater Cockroach brought by Catesby from the Carolinas and a Cricket from Barbary.

Sphaenogena mexicana and Calldrayas.

Dragonflies: Mooland Hawker dragonfly Aeschna juncea. Male and female.

Argynnis aglaia and Breathis euphrosyne. Two examples of each.

Madagascan Sunset Moth: Urania Riphaeus.

Yellow under-wing White Butterfly; Pieris (Melete) Limnobia from Rio de Janeiro.

Pieris nigrina from Australia.

Ctenophora flabellata Asilus crabroniformis, laphria gigas, mallephore infernnalis and Midas giganteus with segment details.

Earwig; Madiera roach and Praying Mantis; Foricula biguttata, Blatta maderae, Mantis oratoria with segment details.