Engraved natural history plate with numbered insects and a scorpion in black and white, arranged on a pale sheet.

Insects and Arachnids from Linnaeus's Natural System, 1806 Plate

A numbered engraved plate showing many insects in black and white: a large winged moth-like form at upper left, a beetle at upper right, a central butterfly with spotted wings, and a scorpion at lower right. Small larvae and smaller specimens are arranged around the sheet, each labelled with a number and letters.

Artist: Carl Linnaeus
Date: 1806
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2304 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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