Collectible printed poster, ideal for an elegant and natural decoration - Leptocirque curius by Charles d'Orbigny

Reproduction engraving of: Leptocircus curius (Leptocircus curius, Fabr.), Blackberry Erycine (Erycina Morissei, Boisd.), Diophthalmus Croesus (Diophthalma Cresus, Fabr.), Thecla Evagoras (Thecla Evagoras, Cramer), Lycaena Adonis (Lycaena Adonis, Fabr.), Ottoman Polyommatus (Polyommatus ottomanus, Lefebv.), Caterpillar of Polyommatus phlœa., Nemeobia Lucina (Nemeobius Lucina, Lin.)

Illustration taken from the Universal Dictionary of Natural History, written under the direction of Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806-1876) and published from 1841 to 1849.

This work, considered one of the major achievements of the 19th century in terms of scientific synthesis and quality popularization, wonderfully illustrating the great beauty and impressive diversity of the biological world, was supplemented by a certain amount of scientific information, some extracts of which are reproduced below.

Important note: the scientific classification elements of the time have been preserved as they are and may of course be obsolete today.

Scientific classification and description of the species present in the engraving:

Class of Insects
Order Lepidoptera
Suborder Erycinia
Fig. 1. Leptocircus curius (Leptocircus curius, Fabr.)
Fig. 2. Blackberry Erycine (Erycina Morissei, Boisd.) Natural size.
Fig. 3. Croesus Long-eared Lantern (Diophthalma Cresus, Fabr.)
Fig. 4. Thecla Evagoras (Thecla Evagoras, Cramer)
has. Thecla caterpillar, V. Album.
• b. Its chrysalis.
Fig. 5 a. Lycaena Adonis (Lycaena Adonis, Fabr.) b. The same, seen from below.
• c. Its caterpillar.
• d. Its chrysalis.
Fig. 6 a. Ottoman paddlewort (Polyommatus ottomanus, Lefebv.) b. The same, seen from below.
• c. Caterpillar of Polyommatus phlœa.
• d. Its chrysalis.
Fig. 7 a. Nemeobia Lucina (Nemeobius Lucina, Lin.) b. The same, seen below.
• c. Its caterpillar.
• d. Its chrysalis.