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Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus

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Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus

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Title
Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Insects -- Moth

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1868
Topics
Insects
Moths
Pupae
Moths -- England
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Figure 1.--Right-hand figure, Sphinx ligustri, the Privet hawk-moth of England, with its long tubular proboscis unrolled. (From Jardine.)--Left-hand figure, Ichneumon atropos, an Ichneumon which is parasitic upon both the Privet moth and the Death's head moth (Acherontia atropos). (From Newport.) Figure 2.--Cocoon of Attacus prometheus, attached to the twig by the silk which envelops the stem of the leaf within which it is formed. (From Nature.) Written on image: "Sept. 1868." Includes additional text.
Source note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 20 x 13 cm. (7 3/4 x 5 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17627316
Barcode: 33333159354436
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eff4afc0-c555-012f-c201-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1868: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2adb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2adb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1868). Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2adb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Ichneumon, Privet hawk-moth, and cocoon of Attacus prometheus