Watercolor 13: Red-spotted purple butterflies on Indian-shot flower
This image depicts two red-spotted purple butterflies, Limnetis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius), resting on an Indian-shot flower, Canna indica (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting t...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Published: |
Auburn University Libraries
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/gosse,24 |