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Image: Sepp-Surinaamsche vlinders - pl 052 plate descr. as Phalaena thunberghiana or thunbergiana

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Description: Illustration of: unidentified butterfly, described as Phalaena thunberghiana or thunbergiana (Phalaena was originally a subdivision of Lepidoptera, created by Carolus Linnaeus, and included moths in general.It is now obsolete, having been replaced by the various families currently under Lepidoptera.) The leaves are Araceae (supposed to be Montrichardia arborescens Moko-moko plant ???)
Title: Sepp-Surinaamsche vlinders - pl 052 plate descr. as Phalaena thunberghiana or thunbergiana
Credit: "Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend" = "Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature." , plate 52 (Biodiversity Heritage Library, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/48616)
Author: Jan Sepp (1778 - 1853)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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