Watercolor 03: Palamedes and tiger swallowtail butterflies on Bermuda grass
This image depicts swallowtail butterflies: Palamedes swallowtail, Papilio palamedes (Drury) (top) and Tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus (Drury) (bottom) resting on Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures...
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P. H. Gosse Watercolors Watercolor 03: Palamedes and tiger swallowtail butterflies on Bermuda grass Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 |
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P. H. Gosse Watercolors Papilio palamedes (Drury); Papilio glaucus (Drury); Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Papilionidae Lepidoptera Papilionidae -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Papilio -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Butterflies -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Bermuda grass -- Alabama -- Pictorial works Geography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts |
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This image depicts swallowtail butterflies: Palamedes swallowtail, Papilio palamedes (Drury) (top) and Tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus (Drury) (bottom) resting on Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon (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 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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Watercolor 03: Palamedes and tiger swallowtail butterflies on Bermuda grassPapilio palamedes (Drury); Papilio glaucus (Drury); Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus)PapilionidaeLepidopteraPapilionidae -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Papilio -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Butterflies -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Bermuda grass -- Alabama -- Pictorial worksGeography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic ArtsThis image depicts swallowtail butterflies: Palamedes swallowtail, Papilio palamedes (Drury) (top) and Tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus (Drury) (bottom) resting on Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon (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 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.AlabamaGosse, Philip Henry, 1810-18881838watercolor (paint)Imagejp20313.tifEntomologia AlabamensisBritish LibraryAuburn University LibrariesThis image is licensed from the British Library. Copyright of the image belongs to the British Library and further reproduction is prohibited.Mullen, Gary R. (Gary Richard)http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/gosse/id/5 |
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Watercolor 03: Palamedes and tiger swallowtail butterflies on Bermuda grass |
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