Summary
This butterfly, collected in China in 1742, is the oldest known insect specimen in Australia. It is unclear how the specimen came to be part of the museum collection, though the Museum's first director, Frederick McCoy, who purchased many valuable natural history collections possibly acquired it.
Specimen Details
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Preferred Common name
Common Evening Brown
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Other Common Names
Evening Brown butterfly, Evening Brown
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Number Of Specimens
1
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Sex
Unknown
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Specimen Nature
Form: pinned
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Collected By
T Scarth
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Category
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Scientific Group
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Discipline
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Collecting Areas
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Type of Item
Taxonomy
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
leda
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