Silver washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia, and large blue, Phengaris arion.

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Silver washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia 1 male A female B with larva and pupa, large blue, Phengaris arion, near threatened 2, brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae 3, and small copper butterfly, Lycaena phlaeas 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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