Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1726), a work by the German nature illustrators Maria Sybill

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Insects of Surinam. 18th-century artwork from 'Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium' (1726), a work by the German nature illustrators Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) and Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773). Surinam (now called Suriname) is a country in northern South America. This artwork shows a branch of the banana tree (Musa paradisiaca) with the life stages of a bullseye moth (Automeris liberia).

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Size: 3524px × 5117px
Photo credit: © THE GETTY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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