Watercolor 11: Common buckeye and red admiral butterflies on butterfly pea

This image depicts a common buckeye butterfly, Junonia coenia (Hubner) (left) and a red admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus) (right) around a butterfly pea flower, Centrosema virginianum (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures...

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Main Author: Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/gosse,28