Giant Silk Moths and Purple Coraltree

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Artist

Name:: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Dates:: 1647-1717
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Plants
Technique:: Etching
Engraver:: Mulder, Joseph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaamsche insecten
Author:: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Publisher:: Amsterdam: Jean Frederic Bernard, 1730
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Description:

Giant Silk Moths (Arsenura armida), along with their caterpillars and larvae, are depicted on, and around, a branch of flowering Purple Coraltree (Erythrina fusca).

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{{cite web | title=Giant Silk Moths and Purple Coraltree | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/caterpillar-moth/ | author=Merian, Maria Sibylla | year=1730 | access-date=May 25, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}