Scientific Illustration

angelarosemele:

found in the winter at the sinkholes

bleugrisyeux:

A small watercolor painting of a Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly that I gave to my academic advisor/professor as a thank-you for being super awesome (we even made him into a meme). I’m graduating soon (tomorrow, actually!) and I’ll miss having him as a teacher among many other things.

aniratakr:

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wapiti3:

Lycaena philo stratus; Lycaena Apollonius; Lycaena inops; Lycaena caledonica; Lycaena wallacei; Lycaena Caelius; Lycaena Mindarus; Lycaena aleuas; Lycaena Pindus; Lycaena Taygetus; Lycaena hymetus; Lycaena Ilissus ; Lycaena Alcas on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The Austrian frigate Novara travel around the world in the years 1857, 1858, 1859, under the orders of the Commodore B. Wüllerstorf-Urbair. (1864)
Kurt Stueber

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fruitjuiceart:

My first professional scientific illustration! This is a drawing of microscopic butterfly genitalia from an unnamed species in the genus Zestusa.

March 2013

abadidabou:

5 months ago I was so happy to announce that I had reached 5 000 followers on Tumblr. This month, you are more than 50 000.

I love internet.
THANK YOU

Butterflies © Sarah Esteje (biro pen)

Thanks for the submission Sarah!

heaveninawildflower:

Racinis Butterfly, Greater Sacktail, Castor Oil Plant from Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium ( 1730) by Maria Sibylla Merian.

theantiquarium.com

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