Plate 96. 'VANESSA ANTIOPE. The Camberwell Beauty'
Information
Title
Plate 96. 'VANESSA ANTIOPE. The Camberwell Beauty'
Author or creator
Curtis, John (1791-1862)
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/17159-1001/2
Date
1824-39
Scope & content
Coloured illustration of butterfly Nymphalis antiopa, whose common name in the UK is Camberwell Beauty. The caterpillar is shown on Salix × forbyana (Basket or Fine Osier).