Pupa Collection

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

Honey Bee - Queen & workers on comb
JLM-9590 Honeybee - Queen & workers on comb John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon
LB-10906 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bee anatomy, artwork
Bee anatomy. Computer artwork showing the internal anatomy of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). Nerve fibres are blue. The wings are attached to the thorax

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

Two-tailed Pasha / Foxy Charaxes
PPG-1620 Twin-tailed / Two-tailed Pasha / Foxy Charaxes Charaxes jasius Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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

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

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

YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO (Aedes aegypti)

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

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

Silk Moth - cross section of cocoon
PPG-180 Silk Moth - cross section of cocoon Bombyx mori Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Monarch (Danaus plexippus), butterfly emerging from chrysalis on Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) wings unfolding, series, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena
5324189 Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Northern birdwing)

Red-line quaker, clouded buff and flounced chestnut
Red-line quaker, Agrochola lota, clouded buff, Diacrisia sannio, and flounced chestnut, Agrochola helvola. Phalaena lota, russula, Bombyx ruffina

Antler moth, Lygephila lusoria and feathered footman
Antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis 1, 2, Lygephila lusoria 3, 4, and feathered footman, Coscinia striata 5-8. Phalaena graminis, tricuspis, grammica

Silver Y and Essex Y moths
Silver Y moth, Autographa gamma 1-4 and Essex Y moth, Cornutiplusia circumflexa 5, 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge

Convolvulus hawk-moth and bindweed
Convolvulus hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, caterpillar and pupa with field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis LXXV. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten

Bullseye Moth (Automeris io) showing wings expanding after emerging from cocoon. Captive, originating from North and Central America. Sequence 10 of 10

Thailand, Chiang mai, deep fried silk worm pupae (Bombyx Mori) for sale in a Thai market

Stag beetles
Male and female stag beetles with pupa. Date: 1865

Various butterflies (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae): 1) Black hairstreak (Satyrium pruni), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly, d-underside; 2) Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Various butterflies (Notodontidae, Drepanidae, Noctuidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Notodontidae, Drepanidae, Noctuidae): 1) Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala), a-caterpillar, b-butterfly; 2) Peach blossom (Thyatira batis), a-caterpillar, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae): 1) Dark green fritillary (Speyeria aglaja), a-caterpillar, b-butterfly; 2) Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia), a-caterpillar, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Notodontidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Notodontidae): 1) Pine-tree lappet (Dendrolimus pini), a-caterpillar, b-butterfly (female); 2) Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), a-caterpillar

Various butterflies (Sphingidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Sphingidae): 1) Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor), a-caterpilla, b-butterfly; 2) Lime hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae), a-caterpilla, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Pieridae, Lycaenidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Pieridae, Lycaenidae): 1) Cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly (female); 2) Small cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

Various butterflies (Nymphalidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Nymphalidae): 1) Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) European peacock (Aglais io), a-caterpillar, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Noctuidae, Erebidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Noctuidae, Erebidae): 1) Copper underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea), a-caterpillar, b-butterfly; 2) Blue underwing

Various butterflies (Geometridae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Geometridae): 1) Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2a) Barred red (Hylaea fasciaria); 2b) Barred red (Forma prasinaria); 3

Various butterflies (Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae): 1) Hornet moth (Sesia apiformis), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) Six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae), a-caterpillar

Various butterflies (Erebidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (v): 1) Jersey Tiger, or Spanish Flag (Euplagia quadripunctaria), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), a-caterpillar, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Papilionoidea), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Papilionoidea): 1) Chinese scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon), a-caterpillar, b-pupa

Various butterflies (Cossidae, Limacodidae, Noctuidae, Lasiocampidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Cossidae, Limacodidae, Lasiocampidae): 1) Leopard moth or Wood leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) Festoon(Apoda limacodes), a-caterpillar

Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, c. 1755-65 (w/c on paper)
490322 Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, c.1755-65 (w/c on paper) by Ledoulx, Pierre Francois (1730-1807); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

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Fire Ants - with larvae and pupa - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 05-Nov-04

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Black Ants - moving their colony carrying larvae and pupa with a newly emerged winged alate - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 05-Nov-04

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Black Ants - moving their colony carrying larvae and pupa - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 05-Nov-04

Powdered quaker, red chestnut, brick moth, etc
5893484 Powdered quaker, red chestnut, brick moth, etc. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Powdered quaker, Orthosia gracilis 2, red chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa 3, brick moth)

Antler moth, Lygephila lusoria and feathered footman
5893477 Antler moth, Lygephila lusoria and feathered footman. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis 1, 2, Lygephila lusoria 3, 4, and feathered footman)

Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina
5893471 Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina. Phalaena aesculi)

Pebble prominent and iron prominent
5893469 Pebble prominent and iron prominent. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius. Phalaena ziczac, dromedarius)

Three-humped prominent, olive moth and turnip moth
5893468 Three-humped prominent, olive moth and turnip moth. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Three-humped prominent, Notodonta tritophus, olive moth, Prays oleae, and turnip moth)

Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia velitaris moth
5893467 Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia velitaris moth. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Figure of eight moth, Diloba caeruleocephala, swallow prominent, Pheosia tremula)

Nut-tree tussock and plumed prominent
5893460 Nut-tree tussock and plumed prominent. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Nut-tree tussock, Colocasia coryli, and plumed prominent, Ptilophora plumigera)

Sprawler moth, Asteroscopus sphinx
5893459 Sprawler moth, Asteroscopus sphinx. by Bock, Johann Carl (1757-1843); (add.info.: Sprawler moth, Asteroscopus sphinx. Bombyx sphinx, Phalaena cassinia)

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"Pupa: The Transformative Journey of Nature's Wonders" In the intricate world of insects, the pupa stage holds a captivating tale of transformation. From the bustling honey bee colony to the mesmerizing tarantula nest, these creatures unveil their remarkable life cycles. A honey bee queen reigns over her devoted workers on a comb adorned with golden honey. Their diligent efforts sustain their hive and ensure its survival. Meanwhile, a tarantula delicately carries an egg cocoon to her carefully constructed nest, preparing for new life to emerge. Bee anatomy becomes a work of art as we delve into the intricacies of their bodies. Every detail serves a purpose in their complex society, from delicate wings to powerful stingers. Such beauty is captured in stunning artwork that celebrates these tiny marvels. The painted lady butterfly gracefully dances through its life cycle - from F007 to 6614 - showcasing nature's breathtaking metamorphosis. Similarly enchanting is the two-tailed pasha or foxy charaxes, displaying vibrant colors and patterns that captivate our imagination. The lesser puss moth, Cerura erminea, unveils its own unique journey as it transforms within its protective pupal case. This illustration showcases nature's ability to adapt and survive against all odds. Witnessing the life cycle of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) fills us with awe as we observe its transformation from pupa to caterpillar and finally into an elegant adult butterfly. It reminds us that change can be beautiful and full of wonder. The cinnabar moth finds solace amidst ragwort plants while revealing its striking red-and-black patterned wings during flight. Its lifecycle unfolds before our eyes as it transitions from caterpillar to chrysalis and emerges as a magnificent creature. The oleander hawkmoth enchants us with both its adult form and earlier stages; we witness not only its graceful flight but also the caterpillar and pupa that precede it.