Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.19233

    Emerald moths

    Date
    1886
    Creator
    Maud Horman Fisher (1861 - 1904, British) , Lithographer
    Creator - Organisation
    Mintern Bros, Lithographer
    Object type
    Library reference
    50426
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 320mm
    width (print): 245mm
    Subject
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
          > insect
    Description
    13 entomological studies of different species of emerald (Geometridae) moths.

    1. Study of Naxidia punctata Butler here styled Argidava punctata Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    2. Study of Tanaorhinus viridiluteatus Walker of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    3. Study of Tanaorhinus dimissus Walker of the Geometridae family, found in North India.
    4. Study of Tanaorhinus reciprocates Walker of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    5. Study of Loxochila smaragdus Butler of the Geometridae family, found in the North-East Himalayas.
    6. Study of Geometra grata Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    7. Study of Tanaoctenia haliaria Walker here styled Geometra haliaria Walker of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    8. Study of Chlorissa distinctaria Walker here styled Thalassodes distinctaria Walker of the Geometridae family, found in North India.
    9. Study of Thalassodes opaline Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling and North India.
    10. Study of Thalera textilis Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling, India.
    11. Study of Protuliocnemis partita Walker here styled Comibaena partita Walker of the Geometridae family, found in India.
    12. Study of Comibaena pictipennis Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling, India.
    13. Study of Eucyclodes pastor Holloway here styled Chlorodes pastor Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling, India.

    Inscribed ‘LEP HET Pl. CXVII. M. Horman-Fisher del et. lith del et lith. Mintern Bros. imp.1. Argidava punctata 2. Tanaorhinus viridiluteatus 3. Tanaorhinus dimissus 4. Tanaorhinus reciprocates 5. Loxoxhila smaragda 6. Geometra grata 7. Geometra haliaria 8. Thalassodes distinctaria 9. Thalassodes opaline 10. Thalera textilis 11. Comibaena partita 12. Comibaena pictipennis 13. Chlorodes pastor.’

    Plate 117 to Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, part VI, by Arthur Gardiner Butler (1886, London).

    Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844-1925) British entomologist was assistant-keep in zoology and assistant-librarian to the British Museum.

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