Insects Collection

Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle
Ministry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s

Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van

Hares, 1878 (oil on canvas)
659635 Hares, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Hermansen, Olaf August (1849-97); 62x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hares. Olaf August Hermansen (1849-1897). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1878

Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly
A mounted specimen of Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly from Papua New Guinea. Male specimen measuring 188 mm across wingtips. See 14964 for the female which is larger

Two dung beetles rolling a dung ball, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Red Admiral Butterfly
The RED ADMIRAL and other English butterflies

London Pride & Gold. Rod
SAXIFRAGA URBIUM (LONDON PRIDE) and SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA (GOLDEN ROD) depicted with various butterflies

Red Admiral Butterfly
RED ADMIRAL & PEACOCK BUTTERFLIES. Their brightly coloured wing markings are shown clearly

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Honey bees, (Apis mellifera) honeycomb and life cycle, expanded cross-section and insets

Bee anatomy, historical artwork
Bees anatomy. 17th Century artwork by the Italian microscopist Francesco Stelluti, showing the anatomy of bees as seen by him under a microscope

Assorted Insects
Insects divided into their two kinds, useful and harmful. Theres no such thing, it seems, as an insect thats sometimes one, sometimes the other, or not really either

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Entomology Specimens
A specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours

Dragonflies
The Pond Patrol. Various types of dragonfly. From the Look and Learn Eighth Book of the Wonders of Nature (1974)

French and English artificial fishing flies. circa 1900

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on a plant, sunbathing

Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetle
Silver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae

Beetles
Double page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations and sketches of beetles by Henry Walter Bates

Papillons - butterflies
Variety of butterflies and moths. Date: 1930

French artificial fishing flies. circa 1900

A selection of common British Moths Date: circa 1920s

Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis heros, close up

Inachis io, peacock butterfly
Plate 23 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Morpho cypris, blue morpho butterfly
Butterfly from Central America. South America. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Phoebis sennae, cloudless sulphur butterfly
Photograph of a mounted specimen of cloudless sulphur. Male. Species occurs on the Galapagos Islands

Xanthopan morganii praedicta, sphinx moth
Darwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx

Plate 17 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 17 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Butterflies in Larousse
Various decorative butterflies Date: 1913

Sea green swallowtail butterfly
Sea green swallowtail (Papilio lorquinianus) butterfly. This butterfly is found in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and in the Philippines

Ophrys apifera, bee orchid
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 17 June 1913

Ocypus olens, devils coach horse beetle model
A large scale model of the devils coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens). A beetle that is commonly found beneath logs. Held within the Natural History Museum, London

Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana) originating from northeastern Brazil, South America

Fishing Flies (American)
Fishing flies Date: 1913

Bees in springtime
Bees enjoy collecting pollen from abundant catkins on pussy willow branches growing by a river

Beehive / Bee / Honey 1926
A beehive, and one bee

Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) with open wings

Biodiversity Color Wheel

Mosquito in Dominican amber
A mosquito in trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 90

Cladognathus sp. stag beetle
A specimen of a large stag beetle from Asia. Stag beetles belong to the family (Lucanidae). Only male stag beetles have horns or antlers

H. W. Bates illustrated notebooks
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Cimex lectularius, bed bug
Scanning electron microscope image of a bed bug (x 17). The sucking mouthparts enable the feeding bedbugs to pierce the hosts tissues and siphon out a blood meal

Longhorn beetle

Schistocerca gregaria, desert locust
A desert locust perching on a branch. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances

Pharmacophagus antenor, giant swallowtail
Giant swallowtail butterfly and the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae). Plate 15 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Monster Tsetse Fly, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE EGGS FROM TANGANYIKA - A warship is attacked by a monster tsetse fly Date: 1926

Mounted butterflies

Flies stuck to flypaper A fly-killing device made of paper coated with a sweetly fragrant, but extremely sticky or poisonous substance that traps flies and other flying insects when they land upon it

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"Insects: Nature's Tiny Wonders" Discover the enchanting world of insects, where beauty and fascination intertwine. From the majestic Ornithoptera alexandrae, also known as Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly, with its vibrant colors and graceful flight, to the humble dung beetles in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa tirelessly rolling a dung ball twice their size. In this diverse realm of nature's architects, we encounter the Red Admiral Butterfly fluttering delicately amidst blooming flowers while basking under the warm sun. Meanwhile, honey bees diligently construct intricate honeycombs that house their remarkable life cycle - an expanded cross-section revealing mesmerizing insets of Apis mellifera at work. London Pride & Gold Rod showcase entomology specimens meticulously preserved for scientific study. Delve into bee anatomy through historical artwork that unravels their complex structure and role in our ecosystem. Witness Maria Sibylla Merian's stunning butterfly illustrations capturing every delicate detail with artistic precision. Assorted insects captivate our imagination as they navigate through life's intricacies. The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) gracefully perches on a plant, relishing in a moment of sunbathing bliss. Marvel once again at Maria Sibylla Merian's breathtaking butterfly illustration – a testament to her passion for capturing nature’s ephemeral beauty and can not mere creatures; they are ambassadors of resilience and adaptability. They remind us that even within the tiniest forms lies immense wonder waiting to be explored. So let us embrace these miniature marvels and embark on an extraordinary journey into their captivating world.