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ELEAZAR ALBIN (C. 1680- C. 1742)

A Natural history of English insects

1749

RCIN 1057018

Like Merian, Eleazar Albin was both a naturalist and an artist, and based his Natural History of English Insects on careful observation. The influence of Merian’s approach on Albin’s work is clear.  In the plate shown below, he shows the life cycle of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila elpenor) on the Bedstraw (Gallium) on which it feeds.

A Natural history of English insects©

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