Caterpillar Collection

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

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

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

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

Illustration of butterflies and green caterpillars on plant and flower stems

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

Tobacco hornworm with tobacco plant
Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) with a damaged tobacco plant, artwork. This species is common throughout North America. Eggs (right)

Wooly Bear - Larva of a Tiger Moth
ROG-8192 Large Tiger MOTH - Wooly Bear caterpillar Distribution: Central Europe to Japan Pericallia matronula Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons
The first and original Caterpillar or walking engine made by R. Hornsby & Sons of Grantham. R. Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, at their Spittle Gate Works

Carroll / Alice / Caterpilla
Alice and the Caterpillar

Butterflies, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Butterflies, 19th century. Top Left: Wall Butterfly, Underside. Top right: Hedge Brown. Top centre: Speckled Wood, Underside. Middle left: Speckled Wood. Middle right: Ringlet

Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - caterpillar
LB-3393 Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - caterpillar Danaus plexippus Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Painted lady butterfly life cycle F007 / 6614
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) life cycle

Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-will
Plate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century

Mr Grub The Gardener (colour litho)
2797330 Mr Grub The Gardener (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Grub The Gardener)

Illustration of life cycle of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) from pupa and caterpillar, to adult butterfly

Caterpillar, Elephant Hawk-moth -Deilephila elpenor-, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Mopane Emperor Moth - Caterpillars / “worms” gathered for food in Zimbabwe
PS-5969 Mopane Emperor MOTH - Caterpillars / worms gathered for food in Zimbabwe. Africa Gonimbrasia belina Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Blue Tit - pair feeding grubs to chicks at nest
WAT-8833 Blue Tit - pair feeding grubs to chicks at nest Parus caeruleus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tomato Hornworm - gerden / crop pest
JZ-2266 Tomato Hornworm - garden / crop pest. USA Manduca quinquemaculata The Five-spotted Hawk Moth is the adult of the tomato hornworm Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display

Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, on ragwort
Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, larva and pupa on ragwort plant, Jacobaea vulgaris. St. Jans beestje. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Insects, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Insects, c1910. Insects, invertebrates with exoskeletons, are the most diverse group of animals, over 90% of all animal life forms on Earth are insects

Lesser puss moth, Cerura erminea
Lesser puss moth or feline, Cerura erminea. Phalaena erminea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Still Life of Flowers
BAL53925 Still Life of Flowers by Heem, Jan Davidsz de (1606-84) (and studio); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Ananas comosus (pineapple) & Philaethria dido
Pineapple tree (Ananas comosus) with butterfly, caterpillar & crysalis (Philaethria dido). Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

COCOA. Branch of a cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao). Line engraving by P. Sluyter after a drawing by Maria Sibylla Merian, from Merians De metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

Woolly Bear - caterpillar feeding on grasses by night (Tri-coloured Tiger Moth)
ASW-4784 Woolly Bear - caterpillar feeding on grasses by night (Tri-coloured Tiger Moth) Grahamstown - Eastern Cape - South Africa Rhodogastria amasis Alan J. S

Larval (and pupal) case of bagworm, or psychid moth, constructed of plant fragments
ROG-11484 BAGWORM / PSYCHID MOTH - larval and pupal case of Bagworm or Psychid moth, constructed of plant fragments Psyche sp Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Puss Moth Larvae
JLM-11618 PUSS MOTH LARVAE / Caterpillar - FALSE HEAD Cerura vinula John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Deaths Head Moth
DEATHs HEAD HAWK MOTH with its caterpillar Date: 1880

Hornet and Wild Rose, 1950 (oil on canvas)
RAV66521 Hornet and Wild Rose, 1950 (oil on canvas) by Ravilious, Tirzah (nee Garwood) (1908-51); 30.5x40.5 cm; Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK

Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, moth, caterpillar and pupa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1799

Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi)
Illustration of a Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi), also known as lobster prominen

Caterpillar egg
Scanning electron microscope image of a caterpillar egg (x 90), the caterpillar emerges by chewing through the shell (x 350)

The New Zealand Swift Moth
5312151 The New Zealand Swift Moth; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the New Zealand Swift Moth, showing its caterpillar carrying a fungal growth with it will eventually plant into the soil)

Engraving depicting a pine processionary in caterpillar and moth form
5309048 Engraving depicting a pine processionary in caterpillar and moth form; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a pine processionary in caterpillar and moth form)

Cover of a Chelsea soup tureen with botanical decoration, c.1753-57 (porcelain) (see 105488 for side view)
CH105489 Cover of a Chelsea soup tureen with botanical decoration, c.1753-57 (porcelain) (see 105488 for side view); Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Death's Head hawk moth, Acherontia atropos. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's
FLO4718845 Death's Head hawk moth, Acherontia atropos. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Common green birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa, and false apollo
FLO4719495 Common green birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa, and false apollo, Archon apollinus (Doritis apollinus)

Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2,3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1,2,3, and common house mosquito
FLO4574316 Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2,3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1,2,3, and common house mosquito, Culex pipiens, 4,5, head and proboscis 6

Convolvulus hawk-moth (sphinx du troene), Agrius convolvuli, and privet hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri (sphinx du troene)
FLO4575935 Convolvulus hawk-moth (sphinx du troene), Agrius convolvuli, and privet hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri (sphinx du troene), with moth, larva and pupa

German butterflies: Poplar admiral (great Sylvain), Limenitis populi 1, orange tip (aurora), Anthocharis cardamines 2
FLO4575888 German butterflies: Poplar admiral (great Sylvain), Limenitis populi 1, orange tip (aurora), Anthocharis cardamines 2, common brimstone (lemon), Gonepteryx rhamni 3

Giant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa
FLO4575379 Giant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Old world swallowtail Papilio machaon 1, painted lady, Vanessa cardui 2, and scarce swallowtail (flambe)
FLO4575018 Old world swallowtail Papilio machaon 1, painted lady, Vanessa cardui 2, and scarce swallowtail (flambe), Iphiclides podalirius 3, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa

Death's head hawk-moth (sphinx head of death), Acherontia atropos 1, and eyed hawk-moth (sphinx demi peacock)
FLO4575003 Death's head hawk-moth (sphinx head of death), Acherontia atropos 1, and eyed hawk-moth (sphinx demi peacock), Smerinthus ocellatus 2, moth, caterpillar and pupa

Mourning cloak (Morio), Nymphalis antiopa 1, European peacock (peacock of the day), Inachis io 2
FLO4575002 Mourning cloak (Morio), Nymphalis antiopa 1, European peacock (peacock of the day), Inachis io 2, and red admiral (Vulcain), Vanessa atalanta 3, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa

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The world of caterpillars is a fascinating one, filled with vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Just like the beautiful butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian, these creatures undergo a remarkable transformation. From the Inachis io, also known as the peacock butterfly, to the sea green swallowtail butterfly, their delicate wings captivate our imagination. Illustrations of butterflies and green caterpillars on plant and flower stems remind us of their close relationship with nature. They gracefully navigate through leaves and petals, finding nourishment along the way. Take for instance the tobacco hornworm with its tobacco plant companion or the wooly bear - larva of a Tiger Moth - both showcasing unique adaptations in their respective environments. Not limited to just insects, even machines have been inspired by these incredible creatures. The Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons demonstrates how nature's designs can be replicated for human use. Caterpillars have also found their place in literature and popular culture. Who could forget Carroll's iconic character from Alice in Wonderland? Alice's encounters with this enigmatic creature left an indelible mark on readers' minds. Butterflies themselves have been subjects of admiration throughout history; 19th-century artists captured their beauty in stunning illustrations that still mesmerize today. Lastly, let us not overlook the significance of caterpillars as they transform into wanderers or monarchs feeding on milkweed plants—a reminder that change is inevitable but often leads to something extraordinary. In all its forms—whether fluttering through gardens or gracing pages—the caterpillar continues to enchant us with its journey towards becoming a magnificent butterfly.