Pomegranate and Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly

Title: Pomegranate and Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly
Caption: A watercolour of a branch of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) with the Menelaus Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) and the caterpillar of the Banded Sphinx moth (Eumorpha fasciata).
Creator: Maria Sibylla Merian
Containing Publication: Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Date Created: 1702-03
Rights: Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022.
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Filename: Panel_02_05_Pomegranate_and_Menelaus_Blue_Morpho_Butterfly.jpeg
Case Number: 02
Item Number: 205