Chrysalis Collection

Honey Bee - Queen & workers on comb
JLM-9590 Honeybee - Queen & workers on comb John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon
LB-10906 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Painted lady butterfly life cycle F007 / 6614
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) life cycle

Larval (and pupal) case of bagworm, or psychid moth, constructed of plant fragments
ROG-11484 BAGWORM / PSYCHID MOTH - larval and pupal case of Bagworm or Psychid moth, constructed of plant fragments Psyche sp Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Lesser puss moth, Cerura erminea
Lesser puss moth or feline, Cerura erminea. Phalaena erminea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Silk Moth - cross section of cocoon
PPG-180 Silk Moth - cross section of cocoon Bombyx mori Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Thailand, Chiang mai, deep fried silk worm pupae (Bombyx Mori) for sale in a Thai market

Elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor, white china mark moth, Cataclysta lemnata
FLO4638945 Elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor, white china mark moth, Cataclysta lemnata. An Ichneumon lentorius wasp (i) lays its eggs in the hawkmoth larva which hatches from the chrysalis (k)

Emergence
Jimmy Hoffman

Plate 27: Two Moths, Two Chyrsalides, and Other Insects, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 27: Two Moths, Two Chyrsalides, and Other Insects, c. 1575/1580

Plate 15: Three Butterflies and Two Chrysalides, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 15: Three Butterflies and Two Chrysalides, c. 1575/1580

Plate 20: Three Butterflies, a Caterpillar, a Bee, Two Chrysalides, and Three Weevils, c1575/1580
Plate 20: Three Butterflies, a Caterpillar, a Bee, Two Chrysalides, and Three Weevils, c. 1575/1580

Plate 16: Five Butterflies and Two Chrysalides, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 16: Five Butterflies and Two Chrysalides, c. 1575/1580

Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, c. 1755-65 (w/c on paper)
490322 Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, c.1755-65 (w/c on paper) by Ledoulx, Pierre Francois (1730-1807); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

DDE-90024952
Giant Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) chrysalis or pupa; SE Asia Date: 16/01/2007

INDO 20-08 561
Palmfly Butterfly chrysalis on leaf - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 28-Aug-20

Award of Five Guineas for "New Woman"Drawing Prize (engraving)
3627940 Award of Five Guineas for " New Woman" Drawing Prize (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Silk Manufacturer (engraving)
2802002 Silk Manufacturer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silk Manufacturer)

Oak eggar and poplar lappet moths
Oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia 1, 2, and poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

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

Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Pavonia major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

The Metamorphoses of Chalcophora Mariana (engraving)
5224649 The Metamorphoses of Chalcophora Mariana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metamorphoses of Chalcophora Mariana)

Metamorphosis of a silkworm, from young caterpillar, shedding skin, spinning silk cocoon, chrysalis stage, and emergence as moth

Moths harmful to apple trees (colour litho)
971952 Moths harmful to apple trees (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moths harmful to apple trees)

Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau
5893414 Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau. by Klinger, Johann Georg (1764-1806); (add.info.: Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau, male, female, variant, larva, pupa and chrysalis. Phalaena Attacus tau)

Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
3063298 Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten, published in 1705 (coloured engraving) by Merian

Chrysalis (engraving)
2805809 Chrysalis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chrysalis. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Insects (oil on copper)
FIT55424 Insects (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 8.9x12.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: stolen; ); eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish

Harmful butterflies (colour litho)
971912 Harmful butterflies (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harmful butterflies)

Canadian Silkworm (Attacus Cecropia) (engraving)
1102668 Canadian Silkworm (Attacus Cecropia) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian Silkworm (Attacus Cecropia)

The Ant and the Chrysalis (engraving)
671892 The Ant and the Chrysalis (engraving) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ant and the Chrysalis)

The Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Perfect Insect, and Eggs of the Silk-Worm of India (coloured engraving)
5202628 The Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Perfect Insect, and Eggs of the Silk-Worm of India (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Caterpillar)

Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, larva, pupa, chrysalis
5893411 Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, larva, pupa, chrysalis. by Klinger, Johann Georg (1764-1806); (add.info.: Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Pavonia major)

Insects harmful to pine trees (colour litho)
971935 Insects harmful to pine trees (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects harmful to pine trees)

Frontispiece, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub
3282464 Frontispiece, from A Rare Depiction of Butterflies and Moths, pub. 1764 (hand coloured engraving) by Wilkes, Benjamin (fl.c.1749); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moth, caterpillar and chrysalis (colour litho)
730601 Moth, caterpillar and chrysalis (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moth, caterpillar and chrysalis)

The Butterfly Vivarium
LLM339310 The Butterfly Vivarium by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies and Moths. H Noel Humphreys, The Butterfly Vivarium (William Lay, 1858)

Poplar lappet and small lappet moths
5893417 Poplar lappet and small lappet moths. by Klinger, Johann Georg (1764-1806); (add.info.: Poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and small lappet, Phyllodesma ilicifolia, larva, pupa)

Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
3063419 Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten, published in 1705 (coloured engraving) by Merian

Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
3063417 Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten, published in 1705 (coloured engraving) by Merian

Sleeping Beauty
Gert Lavsen

A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies, early 18th-mid 18th century

Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies... c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album, c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises

Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan
Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his " Natural History of British Insects"

Emperor Moth, 1749, (1943). Creator: H Terasson
Emperor Moth, 1749, (1943). Caterpillar, chrysalis and adult of a species of moth, probably Saturnia pavonia, the small emperor moth

Dave Morris (Chrysalis) 1999 Senior TT

Monarch (Danaus plexippus), butterfly emerging from chrysalis on Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) wings unfolding, series, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Peacock Butterfly pupa. UK
DOW-222 Peacock Butterfly pupa UK Inachis io Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Monarch Butterfly - emerging
JZ-1585 Monarch Butterfly - emerging Dananus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Monarch Butterfly - Hatching sequence 6 of 6
JZ-2762 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - Hatching sequence 6 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The three states of an insect as seen in the Great Capricornis, aka, the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) 1. The larva or caterpillar 2. The nymph or chrysalis 3. The perfect insect or imago

Picture No. 12019765
Case Moth larvae - aka Bagworm, on silk thread from camouflaged cocoon - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia. Date:

Picture No. 11808348
Chrysalis of black-veined white (Aporia crataegi) attached on twig, Piedmont, Italy Date:

Picture No. 10896064
Peacock Butterfly - the chrysalis throws away the caterpillar's skin (Inachis io) Date:

Brimstone Butterfly - Pupa - UK
DAC-770 Brimstone Butterfly - Pupa UK Gonepteryx rhamni David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Drinker Moth - on cocoon - UK
DAC-831 Drinker Moth - on cocoon UK Euthrix potatoria David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula- with its eggs in a silk cocoon
PPG-1714 Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula - with its eggs in a silk cocoon. Brazil Lasiodora parahybana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Adult male silkmoth emerging from coccoon
PM-9940 Adult male silkmoth emerging from coccoon Bombyx mori Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Leather Jacket - pupal case after crane fly has hatched
JLM-3171 Leather Jacket / Cranefly - pupal case after crane fly has hatched John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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AUS-251 Ulysses butterfly - pupa, tropical north Queensland, Australia Princeps ulysses Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Caterpillar of Silkmoth (Bombyx mori) in cocoon woven inbetween leaves

The Butterflies of Great Britain, c1855. Illustration from a work on butterflies by J O Westwood

Harmful crepuscular insects, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful crepuscular insects, 1897. Crepuscular is a term used to describe animals that are primarily active during the twilight. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th July 1897

Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas Brown
Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. The Peacock (Inachis io), is a butterfly of the temperate regions of Europe and Asia

Brown hawker dragonfly, Aeshna grandis.. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Black-veined White Butterfly - masses of pupae on birch-tree bark (Aporia crataegi). South Tuva, Russia

Newly emerged Black-veined White butterfly (Aporia crataegi). South Tuva, Russia

The Anti-Suffragist. Depicts a butterfly refusing to emerge from its chrysalis. Verse by C.P. Stetson, (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Illustrated by Ernestine Mills. Date: circa 1908

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) pupa / chrysalis before emergence Marion Co. IL
Monarch (Danaus Plexippus) pupa, chrysalis before emergence Marion County, Illinois

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Marion Co
Monarch (Danaus Plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias Incarnata) Marion County, Illinois

Ecuador, Orellana, Napo River. Chrysalis at the La Selva Jungle Lodge (Large format sizes available)

The great South Sea caterpillar, transform d into a Bath butterfly, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, [London], 1795, the metamorphosis of Sir Joseph Banks from a caterpillar to a butterfly upon his

The Brazilian Silk Worm Exhibit, Philadelphia Exhibition, 1. A'(A) the Moth Laying Eggs
THE BRAZILIAN SILK WORM EXHIBIT, PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION, 1.a'(a) The Moth laying Eggs; (b) Silk-worm one day old; (c) Silk-worm three days old; (d) Silk-worm seven days old

Title Page for Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, 1804-20 (relief
XYC172889 Title Page for Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, 1804-20 (relief etching printed in orange with pen and w/c) by Blake

Peacock-Butterfly and Chrysalis

Suspended Caterpillars and Chrysalis

Queen butterfly just emerged from chrysalis, Danaus gilippus, Central Florida garden
Queen butterfly just emerged from chrysalis (Danaus gilippus), Central Florida garden

Black Swallowtail from chrysalis, Papiliopolyrenes asterius, Myakka River State Park, FL
Black Swallowtail from chrysalis (Papiliopolyrenes asterius), Myakka River State Park, FL

Achilles Morpho Caterpillar Pupating(Morpho achilles) Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park
Achilles Morpho Caterpillar Pupating (Morpho achilles), Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor, Pupa, Uvalde County, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) pupa, amongst leaf litter on woodland floor, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Italy, July

Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni) pupa, on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) twig, England, May

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"Nature's Transformations: The Enigmatic Chrysalis Unveiled" Witness the intricate dance of life as a Honey Bee colony thrives, with the Queen and diligent workers tending to their comb. Marvel at the strength and dedication of a Tarantula, delicately carrying its precious egg cocoon back to its nest. Embark on a captivating journey through the Painted Lady butterfly's enchanting life cycle, from F007 to 6614. Discover the mesmerizing beauty of the Lesser Puss Moth, Cerura erminea, as it emerges from its larval case adorned with plant fragments. Delve into the secrets of nature's architects - witness the Larval and pupal case of bagworms meticulously constructed using plant materials. Explore a cross-section view of a Silk Moth's cocoon, revealing an exquisite tapestry woven by this remarkable creature. Step into The Butterfly Vivarium - an ethereal sanctuary where vibrant butterflies flutter gracefully amidst lush foliage and blooming flowers. Experience nature's miracle firsthand as you observe a Monarch butterfly emerging triumphantly from its chrysalis on Tropical milkweed leaves. Immerse yourself in Thailand's rich culinary culture as deep-fried silk worm pupae (Bombyx Mori) tempt taste buds in bustling markets like Chiang Mai. Celebrate Dave Morris' thrilling victory at the 1999 Senior TT race under his racing alias "Chrysalis, " showcasing speed and determination personified. Explore history through art with "Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars" - an exquisite watercolor collection dating back to c1755-65 that captures these delicate creatures' grace. In every corner of our world, chrysalises hold tales of transformation; they are gateways between one existence and another.