Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome (copied from Maria Sibylla Merian), and palm nut grubs, larvae of the South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum. (Blue & Crimson Butterfly of South America and Groo-groo, or Palm Tree Worms.) Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, J. Johnson, London, 1813.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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