Hexapoda Collection (page 2)

RF - Devils flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) male, captive, occurs in Africa

Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) portrait, Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. April

Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall, UK. JUne 2016

Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) in defensive posture, Bhutan, June

Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

20th Century Art: Weevil (Rhopalomesites tardyi), 1998 by Ma
Watercolour. Russell is an example of a scientist turned artist. Trained initially as an entomologist his combined love of beetles and art resulted in a series of exceptional drawings of weevils

Morpho rhetenor, blue morpho butterfly
Illustrative plate of a blue morpho butterfly from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Inachis io, peacock butterfly
Plate 23 from Illustrations of British Butterflies and their Larvae (1892) by Theo Johnson. Cropped image of illustration

Green tree ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) defending their leaf nest, Daintree River, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia

Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) male resting on leaf. Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia. Captive

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August

Line of Leaf-cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves, digital composite

Glasswinged butterfly -Greta oto- on a blue flower, Mainau island, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Pieridae sp. clouded yellow butterflies
Original drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This picture must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves

Dressed Fleas
Dressed fleas on display at the Natural History Museum in Tring

A fine ripe Pomelo, peeled and cut ornamentally for table
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Hydroporus rufifrons, diving beetle
Close-up shot of a diving beetle (Hydroporus rufifrons). Specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Department

Ornithoptera croesus, Wallaces golden birdwing butterfly

Ephemera danica, mayfly larva
The larval stage of a mayfly lasts about a year, and is spent entirely underwater. When it hatches as an adult in the spring, usually May, it is only very short-lived

Stuart Hine with Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipede
Natural History Museum Entomologist, Stuart Hine with a giant centipede which was brought into the Museums Insect Identification service after being found in a living room in London

Scarab beetles
The largest shown here, (Scarabaeus sacer), was regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt. Today the species are important to agriculture for their dung burying activities

Triatoma infestans, kissing bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, mole cricket
Detail from plate 456 of an illustration of a mole cricket from British Entomology: Original Drawings Vol 10, by John Curtis, 1862

Coleoptera sp. metallic beetles
A pair of gold and silver metallic beetles side by side

RF - White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) peering over Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower. The Netherlands. August

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on scabious flowers in hay meadow, Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK, July

Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) queen nectaring on Comfrey (Symphytum Hidcote Pink ) flowers. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. March

White prominent moth (Leucodonta bicoloria) County Kerry, Ireland

Lacewing -Cethosia- drinking nectar from a flower, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Locust or grasshopper -Xenocatantops humilis-, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Motacilla alba, white wagtail
Plate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Lanius collurio, red-backed shrike
Plate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Smokejacks Brickworks, Surrey
Smokejacks Brickworks in Ockley, Surrey shows part of the Upper Weald Clay Formation of Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) age

Peppered moth
Two specimens of peppered moths exhibited on a soot-covered tree. This is a good demonstration of genetic selection through changing environment

Plate 45 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 45 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussaint von Charpentier (1780-1847), 1840

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Volehouse Farm, Devon, UK. August

Mother of pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) moth nectaring on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at night. Surrey, England, UK. July

Green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys rubi) on hawthorn leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, April

Bill of fare from Crystal Palace, 31 / 12 / 1853
Menu for the dinner in the Iguanodon and original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins

Longhorn Beetle (Lamia textor), Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fly on a cactus in the botanical garden in Valencia, Spain, Europe

Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892) see 51935
Bates collections and notebooks are held at the Natural History Museum, London. Bates is best known for his publication Naturalis on the River Amazon (1863) and his work on mimicry

Fire ant
Watercolour 405 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Mong, from the Watling Collection

Sandfly
Sandflies belong to the family Phlebotominae and are responsible of spreading sandfly fever

Astacus astacus Linnaeus, crayfish
Suppl. Tb LVI from Insecten-Belustigung 1756-61, Volume 3 by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

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)

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Discover the mesmerizing world of Hexapoda, where beauty and diversity intertwine. From the majestic Ornithoptera alexandrae, also known as Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly, to the haunting Acherontia atropos, or death's-head hawk-moth, these entomology specimens captivate with their intricate details. Witness nature's artistry as a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) gracefully sunbathes on a vibrant plant. In the morning light at Vealand Farm in Devon, UK, Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) bask in all their glory. Marvel at the shimmering Chrysina limbata, a silver chafer beetle that seems like it belongs in a fairy tale. The Inachis io peacock butterfly displays its resplendent colors while Phoebis sennae flaunts its cloudless sulphur wings. Plate 17 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier transports us into an enchanting realm of dragonflies. Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) diligently carry plant matter through Costa Rica's lush forests. The delicate Ophrys apifera bee orchid showcases nature's ingenuity with its remarkable resemblance to a buzzing bee. And who can forget Xanthopan morganii praedicta? This sphinx moth is famous for its co-evolutionary relationship with Madagascar's Angraecum sesquipedale orchid. Hexapoda invites us into an extraordinary universe where insects reign supreme – each species telling its own fascinating story.