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Cynthia juliana, Anaartia amalthea and Junonia orthosia butterflies.

Iliades agenor and Parides oeneas.

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

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

Caterpillar on the African Marigold with chrysalis and moths.

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

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

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

Butterflies: Hoetera Philoctetes, Hyades Horsfieldii, Eudamus Versicolor.

Papilio: Equites Troes (Trojans). 1 Paris 2 Hector 3 Africanus 4 Antenor 5 Troilus.

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

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

Tailed flower bee (1. Anthophora furcata),Long-horn flower bee (2. Sarapoda bimaculata) and Thumbnail bee (3. Certina caerulea).

Striped Blue Crow (Euploea linniace) and Monarch (Euploea fexinne).

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.

Madagascan Sunset Moth: Urania Riphaeus.

Red Underwing on a Willow with chrysalis and moths.

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

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

Papilio: Heliconii, Parnassii and Danai (Second, Third and Fourth Division). Twelve examples.

Sphaenogena mexicana and Calldrayas.

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

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

Harris Humblebee (Bombus Harrisellus), bee pests Apathus vestalis and Apathus rupestris.

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

Butterflies: Morpho adonis and Pavonia anaxandra.

Two coloured Mason (1. Osmia bicolor), Leaf cutter (2. Anthocopa) and Lesser Mason (3.Osmia leucomelana).

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

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

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

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

Cracker Butterflies: Blue cracker (Peridromia arethusa) and Red cracker (Peridromia amphinome).

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

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

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

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

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Papilio: Nymphales and Plebeii (Fifth and Sixth Division). Fourteen examples.

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

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

Sharp-tailed bee (1. Coelioxys Vectis), Coastal leaf-cutter bee (2. Megachile maritima), and Argentinian leaf- cutter bee (3.Megachile argentata).

Great Morman Butterfly with caterpillar: Papilio Memnon from India.

Arpidea Chorinaea. Butterfly with Caterpiller and Crysalis.

Atlas Moths: Atticus pavonia major and minor.

Butterflies: Monarch (Danais archippus), Red Cracker (Peridromia amphinome) and Longwing (Heliconius doris).

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

Golden ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster annulatus. Male and female.

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

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

Colias rhamni with two varieties of Eurymus hyale.

Brazilian Swallow-tail Butterfly with caterpillar: Protesilaus Leilus.

Swallowtail Butterflies: Zebra (Papilio Protesilaus) and Peacock (Papilio Sinon).

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

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

Foxy Emperor Butterfly (Charaxes jasius): Upper and underside view with chrysalis.

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

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.

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

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.

Killima huttoni, Neptis nicomedes and Thaleropus ionia.

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

Spilosoma acrea and Arctia Oculatissima. With chrysalis and caterpillar.

Tawny Mining Bee (1. Andrena fulva), Ashy mining bee (2.Andrena cineraria) and Grey patched mining bee (3. Andrena nitida).

Dragonflies: Brown Hawker (Aeshna grundis) and Silver lacewing (Stilbopteryx costalis).

Pieris nigrina from Australia.

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

African Sunset moth (Tthaliura rhipheus) Upper and underside.

Donovan’s Bumblebee (Bombus Donovellus) and the Valparaiso Bumblebee (Bombus Grandis).

Papilio: Equites Achivi (Greeks). 6 Achilles 7 Menelaus 8 Ulyssees 9 Diomedes.

Cuckoo bee (1. Melecta puncata), Varigated cuckoo bee (2. Epeolus variegatus) and Plain dark-bee (3. Stelis phaeoptera)

Wool carder bee (1. Anthidium manicatum), Sleepy Carpenter (2. Chelostoma florisomne) and Large-headed resin bee (3.Heriades truncorum).