Ananas comosus (pineapple) & Philaethria dido


Pineapple tree (Ananas comosus) with butterfly, caterpillar & crysalis (Philaethria dido). Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717).


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Location: The Natural History Museum, London
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 1647-1717, ananas, anna, butterfly, caterpillar, crysalis, flying, food, fruit, maria, merian, philaethria, pineapple, sibylla, tree