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JARDINE, William.
James Duncan.
The Naturalist's Library ; Entomology. [Vol. 7], Exotic moths.
A lovely slim volume of Entomology (the study of insects), forming part of Jardine's more extensive work on Natural History. Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegarth (1800 – 1874) was a Scottish naturalist. He is known for editing a long series of natural history books, The Naturalist's Library.
- Published
- Edinburgh, London & Dublin: 1841.
- Plates
- 32
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Edinburgh, London & Dublin: 1841.
- Ref
- 181
8vo. Full red morocco binding, blind-stamped and in gilt to boards; raised spine comprised of six separate compartments, stamped in blind, with gilt in rule, lettered in the second compartment. Marbled endpapers. Thirty-two leaves of plates; 18 cm. in good condition. Coloured plates in order: 1. Engraved title page. 2. (1-2) Polyommatus Venus & (3-4) Polyommatus Achaeus. 3. (1) Argynnis Paphia (Silver Washed Fritillary) & (2) Melitaea Cinxia (Glanville Fritillary). 4. (1) Argynnis Adippe (High brown Fritillary) & (2) Argynnis Lathonia (Queen of Spain Fritillary). 5. (1) Polymmatus Agestis (Brown Argus) / (2) Polyommatus Salmacis Male / (3) Female. The Durham Argus / (4) Polyommatus Artaverxes (The Artaxerces Butterfly). 6. (1) Polyommatus Adonis. (Cliftden blue) Male. / (2) Female. / (3) Polyommatus Argus (Silver studded blue). 7. (1) Pontia Napi (Green-veined White) & (2) Mancipium Daplidice (Bath White). 8. (1) Pontia Brassicae Male. (Common Cabbage B) / (2) Female. / (3) Pontia Rapoe. Male. (Small White B). 9. (1) Hipparchia Janira, male. / (2) Female (Meadow brown Butterfly) / (3) Hipparchia Cassiope-Mountain ringlet. / (4) Hipparchia Hyperanthus. The-ringlet. 10. (1) Dichroma equestralis / (2) Dichroma histrionalis / (3) Dichroma arcualis. 11. (1) Epidesmia tricolor / (2) Scopelodes unicolor / (3) Tortrix Crameriana. 12. C(1) Holias Hyale (Pale clouded yellow) / (2) Colias Europome (Scarce clouded yellow B). 13. (1) Pontia Cardamines. Male. (Orange-tip) / (2) Female. / (3) Leucophasia Sinapis (Wood White). 14. (1) Pontia Chariclea. Male (Early White Cabbage B) / (2) Pontia Metra. Male (Howards Whire) / (3) Pontia Sabellicae. Female (Dusky veined White). 15. (1) Hipparchia Ligea (Arran brown). / (2) Hipparchia Blandina (Scotch Argus). 16. (1) Lycaena Chryseis (Purple-edged Copper) / (2) Lycaena Hippothoe (Dark underwing Copper) / (3) Lycaena Phlaeas (Common Copper). 17. Apatura Iris / Purple Emperor. 18. (1) Polyommatus Arion (Large blue) / (2) Polyommatus Alcon (The Alcon blue) / (3) Polyommatus Corydon (Chalk hill blue).
