Watercolor 05: Giant swallowtail butterflies
This image depicts two giant swallowtail butterflies, Papilio cresphontes (Cramer).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 naturalist...
Main Author: | Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access: | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/gosse,18 |
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