Pomegranate and Menelaus Blue Morpho

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Zoom in — Pomegranate, Menelaus Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus), and caterpillar.

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
Open Library:: View record

Description:

Two Menelaus Blue Morpho butterflies (Morpho menelaus) are attracted to the red flowers of a pomegranate, while a caterpillar rests on a small branch and a fruit reveals its purple seeds.

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