Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.19235

    Geometer 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
    12 entomological studies of different species of Geometridae (geometer) moths.

    1. Study of Plutodes transmutata Walker of the Geometridae family, found in North India.
    2. Study of Plutodes discigera Butler of the Geometridae family, found in India.
    3. Study of Plutodes flavescens Butler of the Geometridae family, found in the North East Himalayas.
    4. Study of Plutodes exquisita Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    5. Study of Plutodes subcaudata Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    6. Study of Hypochrosis rufescens Butler here styled Pagrasa rufescens Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    7. Study of Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée here styled Pagrasa instabilata Walker of the Geometridae family, found in Sylhet, Bangladesh and Java.
    8. Study of Hydrelia sericea Butler here styled Noreia sericea Butler of the Geometridae family, found in the North East Himalayas
    9. Study of Study of Abraxas pusilla Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    10. Study of Icterodes conspersa Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.
    11. Study of Icterodes consocia Butler of the Geometridae family, found in the North East Himalayas.
    12. Study of Callabraxas amanda Butler of the Geometridae family, found in Darjeeling India.

    Inscribed ‘LEP HET Pl. CXIX. M. Horman-Fisher del et. lith del et lith. Mintern Bros. imp.1. Plutodes transmutata 2. Plutodes discigera 3. Plutodes flavescens 4. Plutodes exquisita 5. Plutodes subcaudata 6. Pagrasa rufescens 7. Pagrasa instabilata 8. Noreia sericea 9. Abraxas pusilla 10. Icterodes conspersa 11. Icterodes consocia 12. Callabraxas amanda.’

    Plate 119 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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