Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovan's An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849.

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Size: 4569px × 5716px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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