'Painted agarista' [Joseph's coat moth] mb-code WA5500754 Watermarked 'J Whatman

Watermarked 'J Whatman

Head and shoulders portrait of Grew in wig

Lady James of Eltham

Cltie was the daughter of Oceanus

It was formally opened by the Prince of Wales on 20th January 1886

'Painted agarista' [Joseph's coat moth] mb-code WA5500754 Watermarked 'J WhatmanEntomological studies of the Joseph's coat moth Agarista agricola, an insect native to Australia. Views of the male and female. Plate 15 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the insect within the text: 'Inhabits New Holland.' The plate is inscribed: 'Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder. 1814.' William Elford Leach (1790 1836)