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Black brown hair streak butterfly.

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Date

[ca. 1816-1818]

Artist

John Abbot (1751-c.1840)

Collective Title

Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abbot. [1816?]

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22665030

Description

Two dark brown, hair streaked, butterflies in flight and one light brown one feeding on flower. According to the artist's notes `Feeds on the swamp huckleberry, frequents the blossoms of the red bud or judas tree on the borders of swamps and is far from common'.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Georgia, USA

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Tags

Butterflies
Flowers

Category

Glossary
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