Insects Of Surinam #25 is a photograph by Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 7th, 2018.
Insects Of Surinam #25
Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1726), a work by the German nature illustrators Maria... more
Title
Insects Of Surinam #25
Artist
Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph
Description
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 7) shows lepidopterans (moths and butterflies) and their caterpillars on a plant with flowers and berries.
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October 7th, 2018