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Coconilla with Silk Moth and Molippa Nibasa Moth
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Illustration from the first edition of Maria Sibylla Merian's pioneering Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705), a compilation of sixty elaborate engravings of New World plants, animals, and insects. Merian had travelled to Dutch Surinam in 1699 to study and record the tropical insects, a trip she self-funded, an unusual practice at the time, especially for a woman. (Source: Smithsonian Libraries via Biodiversity Heritage Library)
- Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect Joris Hoefnagel
- Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Pineapple with Australian and German Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- Moth Mouth Parts Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Spider, Love-in-a-Mist, Potter Wasp, and Red Currant Joris Hoefnagel
- Poppy Anemones, Caterpillar, Fig, and Quince Joris Hoefnagel
- Branch of a Fig with Sphinx Moths Maria Sibylla Merian
- Coral Salt Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt