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Iliades agenor and Parides oeneas.

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

Spilosoma acrea and Arctia Oculatissima. With chrysalis and caterpillar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deroplatys disiccata.

Sphaenogena mexicana and Calldrayas.

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

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

Argynnis aglaia and Breathis euphrosyne. Two examples of each.

Red Underwing on a Willow with chrysalis and moths.

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

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

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

Acrida Viridissima, Acrida verrucivora, Pterophylla ocellata.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Caterpillar on the African Marigold with chrysalis and moths.

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

Cynthia juliana, Anaartia amalthea and Junonia orthosia butterflies.

Great Morman Butterfly with caterpillar: Papilio Memnon from India.

Golden ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster annulatus. Male and female.

Colias rhamni with two varieties of Eurymus hyale.

Killima huttoni, Neptis nicomedes and Thaleropus ionia.

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

White Dragontail, Metalmark, Birdwing, Imperial Hairstreak, Blue Copper, Grecian copper and Duke of Burgundy butterflies: Lamproptera curius, Erycina Morissei, Diophtalma Cresus, Thecla Evagoras, Lyceana heteronea, Polyommatus Ottomatus and Nemcobius Lucina.

Arpidea Chorinaea. Butterfly with Caterpiller and Crysalis.

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

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

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Papillons à queue – Le chapelet bleu de cayenne, l’écharpe de la Guadeloupe, La veuve, La palatine, Phaline, Phalène chauve, Souris de la chine, Le Frangiver. Plate 18:

Le Veuve et La Palatine. Plate 20.

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

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

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

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

Pieris nigrina from Australia.

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

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

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

Callidryas Eubule andTerias Mexicana.

Madagascan Sunset Moth: Urania Riphaeus.

Bees (Apis): Queen, drone and worker 1-3, details of legs 5-6, Combs 7,8,9,21, stinger 10, ovary 11, eggs to larvae 12-17, larvae to nymph 18-20. Engraved by John Pass.

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

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

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

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

Swallowtail, Easter Festoon, and Phoebus Apollo: Papilio Duponcheli, Allancastria cerisyi and Parnassius phoebus with segmented details and caterpillars.

Brazilian Swallow-tail Butterfly with caterpillar: Protesilaus Leilus.

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