Metamorphosis Collection (#7)

Heart and dart moth, turnip moth and silver cloud
Heart and dart moth, Agrotis exclamationis 1, 2, turnip moth, Agrotis segetum 3, 4, and silver cloud, Egira conspicillaris 5. Phalaena exclamationis, caliginosa, fuscosa, melaleuca

White ermine, Spilosoma lubricipeda. Phalaena Bombyx lubricipeda, menthastri. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Purple tiger and brown tiger moth
Purple tiger, Rhyparia purpurata 1-6, and brown tiger moth, Hyphoraia aulica 6, 7. Phalaena Bombyx purpurea, aulica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Pale prominent, heart and club, and dark sword-grass
Pale prominent, Pterostoma palpina, heart and club, Agrotis clavis, and dark sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon. Phalaena palpina, clavis, spinula

Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina. Phalaena aesculi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Goatmoth, Cossus cossus. Phalaena cossus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786

Great prominent, Peridea anceps. Bombyx trepida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Three-humped prominent, olive moth and turnip moth
Three-humped prominent, Notodonta tritophus, olive moth, Prays oleae, and turnip moth, Agrotis segetum. Phalaena tritophus, oleagina, segetum

Muslin footman and oak eggar moths
Muslin footman, Nudaria mundana, male 1, female 2, and oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia, female 3, larva, 4, 5, pupa 6, chrysalis 7

Pebble prominent and iron prominent
Pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius. Phalaena ziczac, dromedarius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph

Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia
Figure of eight moth, Diloba caeruleocephala, swallow prominent, Pheosia tremula, and Drymonia velitaris moth. Bombyx caeruleocephela, dictaea, velitaris

Dark tussock, Dicallomera fascelina. Bombyx fascelina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johan Georg Sturm from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Pale tussock, Calliteara pudibunda. Phalaena pudibunda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Chocolate-tip moths
Chocolate-tip moth, Clostera curtula, scare chocolate-tip, Clostera anachoreta, and small chocolate-tip, Clostera pigra. Phalaena curtula, anachoreta, reclusa

Argentine, flame brocade and archers dart
Argentine, Spatalia argentina, flame brocade, Trigonophora flammea, and archers dart, Agrotis vestigialis. Phalaena Bombyx argentina, flammea, vestigilias

Clostera anastomosis and Nudaria mundana
Clostera anastomosis 1-5, muslin footman, Nudaria mundana 6, Phalaena donasa. Phalaena anastomosis, munda, donasa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Nut-tree tussock and plumed prominent
Nut-tree tussock, Colocasia coryli, and plumed prominent, Ptilophora plumigera. Phalaena coryli, Phalaena plumigera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau, male, female, variant, larva, pupa and chrysalis. Phalaena Attacus tau. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Epatolmis caesarea and Penthophera morio moths. Phalaena luctifera, Phalaena morio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Sprawler moth, Asteroscopus sphinx. Bombyx sphinx, Phalaena cassinia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

Feathered gothic and Rannoch sprawler moths
Feathered gothic, Tholera decimalis 1-5, and Rannoch sprawler, Brachionycha nubeculosa 6. Bombyx lolii, nubeculosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Dingy shell, dusky marbled brown and brown rustic
Dingy shell, Euchoeca nebulata1, 2, dusky marbled brown, Gluphisia crenata 3, 4, and brown rustic, Rusina ferruginea 5, 6. Phalaena obliterata, Bombyx crenata, Bombyx ferruginea

Drymonia dodonaea moth and unknown species. Bombyx trimacula, Phalaena Bombyx roboris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge

Pale oak eggar, Trichiura crataegi, hermaphrodite 5 and variety 6. Phalaena crataegi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Friedrich Volckart from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Canephora hirsuta, Ocneria detrita and Epichnopterix
Hairy sweep moth, Canephora hirsuta 1-5, Ocneria detrita 6 and Epichnopterix plumella 7, 8. Phalaena vestita, detrita, atra, pulla

Muslin moth, Diaphora mendica. Phalaena mendica, Phalaena pupillata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

Black V moth, Arctornis l-nigrum. Bombyx V nigrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

White satin and white prominent moths
White satin moth or satin moth, Leucoma salicis, and white prominent, Leucodonta bicoloria. Phalaena salicis, Bombyx bicoloria

Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, male, female, larva, chrysalis. Phalaena dispar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Black arches and owlet moth
Black arches or nun moth, Lymantria monacha 1-6, and owlet moth, Panthea coenobita 7. Phalaena monacha, Phalaena coenobita

Wood tiger moth, Parasemia plantaginis. Phalaena plantaginis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva. Phalaena hebe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Cream-spot tiger moth, Epicallia villica. Phalaena villica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Discrete chaperon and tiger moths
Discrete chaperon, Cymbalophora pudica 1, Watsonarctia deserta 2, tiger moths, Atlantarctia tigrina 3, and Chelis maculosa 4, 5. Phalaena pudica, casta, fasciata, maculosa

Oak processionary moth, Thaumetopoea processionea. Phalaena processionea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Great tiger moth varieties, Arctia caja
Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth varieties, Arctia caja. Phalaena caia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth, Arctia caja. Phalaena caia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Sloe emperor moth, Saturnia spini. Male, female, juvenile and adult larvae, pupa, chrysalis. Phalaena Attacus pavonia media

Ground lackey moth, Malacosoma castrense. Phalaena castrensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Malacosoma franconicum moth and festoon, Apoda limacodes. Phalaena franconica, Phalaena limacodes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria. Phalaena neustria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

December moth, Poecilocampa populi, male, female, larvae, folliculus, chrysalis. Bombyx populi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Tawny prominent moth, Harpyia milhauseri. Phalaena bombyx milhauseri. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Silkmoth, Bombyx mori. Phalaena Bombyx mori. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen

Kentish glory, Endromis versicolora. Phalaena versicolora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Buff-tip moth, Phalera bucephala, and Cosmotriche lobulina moth. Phalaena bucephala, Phalaena lunigera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph

Eastern eggar, Eriogaster catax, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Phalaena catax, Phalaena lentipes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph

Lobster moth, Stauropus fagi. Phalaena fagi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

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"Metamorphosis: A Journey of Transformation and Wonder" In the depths of the ancient woods, an old woman finds solace amidst towering trees. Like a sea green swallowtail butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, she too undergoes a metamorphosis, embracing her age with grace and wisdom. An axolotl, captured in delicate artwork, symbolizes the beauty of transformation. Just as it regenerates lost limbs, we too have the power to heal and grow. A tobacco hornworm feasts on a tobacco plant, showcasing nature's cycle of change. From tiny caterpillar to magnificent painted lady butterfly - life unfolds in breathtaking stages. Imagination takes flight as a humanized turkey dons the role of a banker. Who would have thought that even our feathered friends can experience their own transformations? The enchanting Two-tailed Pasha dances through life like foxy charaxes fluttering among flowers. Its vibrant colors remind us that change can bring newfound joy and vibrancy. With sophistication and indulgence akin to a bon viveur, a humanized elephant revels in his transformed existence. His journey teaches us that sometimes transformation leads not only to growth but also pleasure. The lesser puss moth embraces its erminea coat as it evolves into something extraordinary. It reminds us that even creatures deemed insignificant can transform into awe-inspiring beings. Apollo's pursuit of Daphne immortalized in marble captures their metamorphic fate forever frozen in time. Their story serves as a reminder that love itself has transformative powers beyond imagination. Cadmus and Hermione intertwine as serpents; their bodies entwined forevermore after undergoing an irreversible metamorphosis by divine intervention. This art piece speaks volumes about how destiny shapes our lives through unexpected changes. From mythical tales to natural wonders, metamorphosis is woven into every aspect of existence – reminding us all that transformation is inevitable yet beautiful at its core.