Insects Of Surinam #2 is a photograph by The Getty/science Photo Library which was uploaded on February 16th, 2021.
Insects Of Surinam #2
Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork showing the winged and caterpillar stages of the butterfly Philaethria dido, on the fruit of the pineapple... more
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Insects Of Surinam #2
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The Getty/science Photo Library
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Photograph
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Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork showing the winged and caterpillar stages of the butterfly Philaethria dido, on the fruit of the pineapple tree (Ananas comosus). This artwork is from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1705) by German nature illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717). Surinam (now called Suriname) is in northern South America.
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February 16th, 2021