Insects Of Surinam #18 is a photograph by Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Insects Of Surinam #18
Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1726), a work by the German nature illustrators Maria... more
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Insects Of Surinam #18
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Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library
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Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1726), a work by the German nature illustrators Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) and Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773). Surinam (now called Suriname) is a country in northern South America. This artwork (Plate 22) shows lepidopterans (moths and butterflies) and their caterpillars on a flowering Amaryllis plant.
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October 2nd, 2018
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