Watercolor 06: Monarch butterflies on Indian pink flower
This image depicts two monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus), on an Indian pink flower, Spigelia marilandia (Linnaeus).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...
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,27 |
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