Watercolor 15: Satyr butterflies
This image depicts a group of satyr butterflies: Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma (Hubner) (top two on left); Georgia satyr, Neomympha areolata (J. E. Smith) (top two on right); Little wood satyr, Megisto cymelea (Cramer) (bottom two on left); Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius) (bottom...
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| Online Access: | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/gosse,15 |
| Summary: | This image depicts a group of satyr butterflies: Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma (Hubner) (top two on left); Georgia satyr, Neomympha areolata (J. E. Smith) (top two on right); Little wood satyr, Megisto cymelea (Cramer) (bottom two on left); Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius) (bottom two on right).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting the state. Gosse was one of the 19th Century's foremost naturalists. He called his portfolio Entomologia Alabamensis, which was never formally published and is now held by the British Library. This image from the portfolio was made from a color transparency purchased from the British Library in 1993. |
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