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MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)

Barbados Lily with Bullseye Moth and Leaf-Footed Bug

1702-03

RCIN 921177

Merian chose to show the Bullseye Moth (Automeris liberia) in flight so the spots on the hindwings are visible. Her picture, however, shows an unidentified caterpillar of a different species. She took some bulbs of this lily back to Amsterdam to cultivate in gardens there.

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