Summary
Watercolour illustration of the caterpillar and pupa of the Red-spotted Jezebel Butterfly, Delias aganippe [originally as Pieris (Thyca) aganippe], by Arthur Bartholomew, 1861. This work, finally published as Plate 10 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy, also includes an illustration of the host plant, the Native Mistletoe.
This print forms part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations in the collection informed the production of the two volume work 'The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria', the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria.
Description of Content
Wood White Butterfly, Delias aganippe (Donovan) by Arthur Bartholomew. Drawing, pencil, water colour and varnish on paper, 23 Jan 1860, 14cm x 15cm. Drawing for Plate 10 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Collection Names
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Artist
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Medium
Pencil, watercolour & varnish on paper
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Plate Number
10
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Drawing Number
D80
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State
Illustration
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Primary Inscriptions
Janry 23rd / LXXX
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Secondary Inscriptions
In pupa 28th Jan
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Tertiary Inscriptions
Imago 16th Febry 1861
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Donovan, 1805)
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Preferred Common name
Red-spotted Jezebel Butterfly
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Other Common Names
Wood White Wood White Butterfly Spotted Jezebel
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Species Name
aganippe
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Overall Dimensions
15 cm (Width), 14 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
