Pretty chalk carpet moth
- Description
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Drawing of pretty chalk carpet moth (Melanippe procellata) larvae (caterpillars) by William Buckler.
This album of 9 illustrations belonged to Buckler’s friend Rev John Hellins. An inscription on the first page reads: ‘Life-size and magnified Figures of the Larvae of the Genus MELANIPPE, from living specimens bred from the egg, 1859-60’ by W. Buckler.’ - Accession Loan No.
- 190/1907/3
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Common Name
- pretty chalk carpet moth
- Simple Name
- drawing: moth larvae
- Full Name
- M. Procellata. Reared on Clematis Vitalba.
- Production Person Surname
- Buckler
- Production Person Initials
- William
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Date
- 16/09/1859
- Production Year Low
- 1859
- Production Year High
- 1859
- Production Parish
- Lumley
- Production Town
- Emsworth
- Production County
- Hampshire
- Family Group
- Phylum
- ARTHROPODA
- Family
- GEOMETRIDAE
- Genus
- Melanippe
- Species
- procellata
