Tiger butterflies
Date
1880-1881
Creator
Frederic C Moore (British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
55974
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 290mm
width (print): 210mm
width (print): 210mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Entomological studies of butterflies.
Figures 1 and 1a are male and female Parantica taprobana, or Ceylon tiger butterflies, referred to here as Chittira fumata. Their uppersides are rich brown, as are their forewings, deeper in the male than in the female. Both forewings are spotted with greenish-white.
Figures 2 and 2a are male and female Danaus genutia, or common tiger butterflies, referred to here as Salatura genutia. Also known as the striped tiger to differentiate it from the plain tiger butterfly. Their uppersides are orange, and their forewings are brownish-orange, with a black marginal band covered in white spots.
Plate 4 from The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, by Frederic Moore, vol. 1 (1880-1881). Frederic Moore (1830-1907) British entomologist was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. Moore's son, Frederic C Moore, illustrated this volume.
Inscribed below: ‘F.C. Moore del el Lith L. Reeve & Co. London Vincent Brooks Day & Son Imp’
Figures 1 and 1a are male and female Parantica taprobana, or Ceylon tiger butterflies, referred to here as Chittira fumata. Their uppersides are rich brown, as are their forewings, deeper in the male than in the female. Both forewings are spotted with greenish-white.
Figures 2 and 2a are male and female Danaus genutia, or common tiger butterflies, referred to here as Salatura genutia. Also known as the striped tiger to differentiate it from the plain tiger butterfly. Their uppersides are orange, and their forewings are brownish-orange, with a black marginal band covered in white spots.
Plate 4 from The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, by Frederic Moore, vol. 1 (1880-1881). Frederic Moore (1830-1907) British entomologist was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. Moore's son, Frederic C Moore, illustrated this volume.
Inscribed below: ‘F.C. Moore del el Lith L. Reeve & Co. London Vincent Brooks Day & Son Imp’
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