Manihot esculenta, Cassava plant with Pseudosphinx tetrio, Sphinx moth adult and caterpillar and tree boa


Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition.


Size: 4293px × 5500px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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