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Description: | Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae (butterflies):
Clossiana selene (small pearl-bordered fritillary, 70 specimens)
Mellicta athalia (heath fritiallry, 10 specimens)
Mellitaea cinxia (Glanville fritillary, 25 specimens)
Euphydryas aurinia (marsh fritillary, 124 specimens)
Some specimens of the marsh fritillary are Scottish, from Aberdeen.
All are grouped according to their geographic origin within the British Isles. For example, Cumberland specimens are from 'Carlisle, bred, vi.02' (no collector's name, 8 specimens) or just 'Cumberland, bred ab ova 26.v.1912, T. Grosvenor' (2 specimens). Part of a collection of British and European butterflies in old cabinet in basement. This collection has no recorded provenance (as far as is known). | Subjects: | Zoology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | Part of a collection of British and European butterflies in old cabinet in basement. This collection has no recorded provenance (as far as is known). | Identifier: | H-Z183 |
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