Butterflies and Moths Vintage Illustrations

Here are two vintage book plate scans featuring beautiful illustrations of butterflies and moths.
The first is Plate III.

The illustrations included on this page are:
#17. Small White. Larva. Pieris rapae.
#18 and #19. Small White. Pupa. Pieris rapae.
#20. Small White. Male. Pieris rapae.
#21. Small White. Female. Pieris rapae.
#22. Small White. At rest. Pieris rapae.
#23. Indian Cress. Tropoelolum majus.
#24 Small White. Larva. Pieris rapae.

Pieris rapae is also known as the small cabbage white, or white butterfly. Indian Cress is the flower included in the illustration.

The second page is Plate XXV.

The illustrations included on this page are:
#207. Gooseberry. Food-plant.
#208. Currant. Abnormal size. Abraxas grossulariata.
#209. Currant. Abraxas grossulariata. Type.
#210. Currant. Abraxas grossulariata. Variation.
#211. Currant. Larva. Abraxas grossulariata.
#212. Currant. Larva. Abraxas grossulariata.
#213. Currant. Larva. Abraxas grossulariata.
#214. Currant. Pupa. Abraxas grossulariata.

Abraxas grossulariata is also known as the Magpie moth. Gooseberry is the name of the plant featured in the illustration.

I scanned the illustrations from a book titled, “Butterflies and Moths of the Countryside” by Frederick Edward Hulme. The book was published in 1903. These pages are from the same book; however, the type of paper used for the book plates is a different type of paper (thicker and textured) from the text pages. The illustrated pages have maintained a bright color while the text pages have naturally aged to a yellow color.

New in my Etsy shop this week is a printable set of shabby and aged vintage railway letters. The letters originated from the Norfolk and Western Railway Co., and range in years from 1898 to 1909. They are scans from my personal collection.

Preview image is linked to my Etsy shop.

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