Moths Collection (#6)

Splendid foreign butterflies (coloured engraving)
997855 Splendid foreign butterflies (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Butterflies
LLM456694 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456681 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456672 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456658 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456699 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456683 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456665 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456535 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Butterflies
LLM456520 Butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies. Illustration for A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera by W F Kirby (Edward Lloyd)

Plate VI, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub
3282476 Plate VI, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub. 1764 (hand coloured engraving) by Wilkes, Benjamin (fl.c.1749); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate VII, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub
3282469 Plate VII, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub. 1764 (hand coloured engraving) by Wilkes, Benjamin (fl.c.1749); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate V, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub
3282474 Plate V, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub. 1764 (hand coloured engraving) by Wilkes, Benjamin (fl.c.1749); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Boy and girl with book - Advice to Young Mothers Date: 20th century

Scraps for Juveniles (colour litho)
3104643 Scraps for Juveniles (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for a booklet of Scraps for Juveniles, Coloured (Thienemann, Myers)

Underwing moths, Catocala pacta and Catocala coniuncta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

French red underwing and dark crimson underwing variety
French red underwing, Catocala elocata 1, 2, and dark crimson underwing variety, Catocala sponsa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Pharmacis carna, orange swift and gold swift moths
Pharmacis carna 2-4, orange swift, Triodia sylvina 5, 6, and gold swift, Phymatopus hecta 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Poplar lappet and small lappet moths
Poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and small lappet, Phyllodesma ilicifolia, larva, pupa, chrysalis

Oak eggar and poplar lappet moths
Oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia 1, 2, and poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Muslin footman and oak eggar moths
Muslin footman, Nudaria mundana, male 1, female 2, and oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia, female 3, larva, 4, 5, pupa 6, chrysalis 7

Chocolate-tip moths
Chocolate-tip moth, Clostera curtula, scare chocolate-tip, Clostera anachoreta, and small chocolate-tip, Clostera pigra. Phalaena curtula, anachoreta, reclusa

Epatolmis caesarea and Penthophera morio moths. Phalaena luctifera, Phalaena morio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Feathered gothic and Rannoch sprawler moths
Feathered gothic, Tholera decimalis 1-5, and Rannoch sprawler, Brachionycha nubeculosa 6. Bombyx lolii, nubeculosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Muslin moth, Diaphora mendica. Phalaena mendica, Phalaena pupillata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

White satin and white prominent moths
White satin moth or satin moth, Leucoma salicis, and white prominent, Leucodonta bicoloria. Phalaena salicis, Bombyx bicoloria

Discrete chaperon and tiger moths
Discrete chaperon, Cymbalophora pudica 1, Watsonarctia deserta 2, tiger moths, Atlantarctia tigrina 3, and Chelis maculosa 4, 5. Phalaena pudica, casta, fasciata, maculosa

Eastern eggar and small eggar moths
Eastern eggar, Eriogaster catax, and small eggar, Eriogaster lanestris. Phalaena lentipes, Phalaena lanestris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann

Oak eggar and grass eggar moths
Oak eggar variety, Lasiocampa quercus 1, 2, and grass eggar, Lasiocampa trifolii 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Dot moths
Dot, Melanchra persicariae 1-4, and Dryobota labecula 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Garden dart and other moths
Garden dart, Euxoa nigricans 1-3, Hadena filograna 4, antirrhinum brocade, Calophasia platyptera 5, Simyra nervosa 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Pine tree lappet and oak eggar moths
Pine tree lappet variety, Dendrolimus pini 1, and oak eggar, Lasiocampa quercus larva, pupa, chyrsalis 2-6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph

Scarce dagger, sycamore, nutmeg and varied coronet moths
Scarce dagger, Acronicta auricoma 1-3, sycamore moth, Acronicta aceris, nutmeg moth 4, 5, Hadula trifolii 6 and varied coronet, Hadena compta 7

Grey dagger and dark dagger moths
Grey dagger, Acronicta psi 1-4, and dark dagger, Acronicta tridens 5-8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

Gold spangle and other moths
Gold spangle, Autographa bractea 1, 2, Euchalcia modestoides 3, 4, Lamprotes c-aureum 5 and Panchrysia deaurata 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Burnished brass and green silver-spangled shark moths
Burnished brass moth, Diachrysia chrysitis 1-5, and green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 6-9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Catocala conversa, Catocala nymphaea and oak yellow
Catocala conversa 1-3, Catocala nymphaea 4, and oak yellow underwing, Catocala nymphagoga 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Catocala coniuncta and Apopestes spectrum moths
Underwing moth, Catocala coniuncta 1, 2, and Apopestes spectrum 3, 4. Noctua coniuncta, Noctua spectrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

The Moths and Caterpillars of Cucullia verbasci (engraving)
5224612 The Moths and Caterpillars of Cucullia verbasci (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moths and Caterpillars of Cucullia verbasci)

Flowers in a blue and white porcelain vase, with moths and other insects on a ledge
473820 Flowers in a blue and white porcelain vase, with moths and other insects on a ledge (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van

Beautiful Butterflies: Various moths, with the most wonderful moth in the world, from Madagascar (colour litho)
6003273 Beautiful Butterflies: Various moths, with the most wonderful moth in the world, from Madagascar (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various moths)

Beautiful Butterflies: The Great Atlas and various moths (colour litho)
6003274 Beautiful Butterflies: The Great Atlas and various moths (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Atlas and various moths)

Page 15. Plate 4 Cryptophasa alba, costa Lewin, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching)
5670877 Page 15. Plate 4 Cryptophasa alba, costa Lewin, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching) by Lewin, John William (1770-1819); 20.6x15.7 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 47. Plate 12 Clisiocampa Lewinae / Bombyx Lewinae, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching)
5670885 Page 47. Plate 12 Clisiocampa Lewinae / Bombyx Lewinae, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching) by Lewin, John William (1770-1819); 20.6x15.7 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 31. Plate 8 Ara / Tortrix Australana Lewin, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching)
5670881 Page 31. Plate 8 Ara.. / Tortrix Australana Lewin, 1803-04 (hand-coloured etching) by Lewin, John William (1770-1819); 20.6x15.7 cm; Mitchell Library

Floral Embroidery, early 1600s (Silk, linen; plain weave
XOS5868576 Floral Embroidery, early 1600s (Silk, linen; plain weave, embroidery: couch and stem stitches) by English School, (17th century); 66x76.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Undergrowth and wildlife
AII79456 Undergrowth and wildlife by Marseus van Schrieck, Otto (c.1619-78); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

Resemblances in tropical American lepidoptera, illustration from The Hope Reports
DGC288152 Resemblances in tropical American lepidoptera, illustration from The Hope Reports, Vol. II, 1897-1900. edited by Edward B

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British Moths are a captivating sight, with their delicate wings and vibrant colors. Take the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), for example, gracefully sunbathing on a plant, its wings spread wide to soak up the warmth. These Papillons, commonly known as butterflies, share similarities with moths in their enchanting beauty. In Picture No. 11993245, we see a stunning collection of common British Moths fluttering around like tiny works of art. Each one unique in pattern and color, they showcase nature's creativity at its finest. Did you know that before transforming into magnificent moths, some species start as larvae? The Wooly Bear is the larva of a Tiger Moth and can be found crawling along branches or hiding among leaves. Another remarkable moth is the Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum). This agile creature can be seen in flight while sipping nectar from flowers like a hummingbird. Its rapid wing movements create an illusion of hovering magic. The Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) takes defense seriously. In Bhutan during June, it strikes an intimidating posture to ward off potential threats. Picture No. 11066830 captures this majestic display perfectly. In older times, advertisements for products such as Keatings Powder would often feature intricate illustrations of Beetles and Butterflies alongside beautiful moths – showcasing their allure even then. Mopane Emperor Moth caterpillars or "worms" play an unexpected role in Zimbabwean cuisine; they are gathered as food due to their abundance and nutritional value. It's fascinating how these creatures serve multiple purposes beyond just being visually captivating. Whether you're admiring them sunbathing or witnessing their incredible transformations from larvae to adults in flight drinking nectar - British Moths never cease to amaze us with their ethereal beauty and intriguing behaviors.