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LEPIDOPTERA


Lep·i·dop·ter·a
[lep-i-dop-ter-uh]

noun
the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.


Origin:
1725-35; < Neo-Latin; plural of lepidopteron


This lovely old butterfly print is from a small collection I own. It was made in the 16th Century by a Berlin naturalist named Carl Gustav Jablonsky (1756 - 1787). He also happened to be the private secretary for the Queen of Prussia. He must have been a very busy man!