[Polyphemus Moth]

Alternative Title

Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth

Creator

Mark Catesby
Edwin George

Files

Preview

Publisher

Printed for C. Marsh [etc.]

Creation Date

1-1-1754

Abstract

Polyphemus Moth is pictured below a Geiger-Tree and Tievine. From Volume 2, Plate 91 of Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.

Keywords

Natural history, Bahamas, Pictorial works, Pre-Linnean works, Southern states, Moths, Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

Extent

1 plate

Geographic Location

North Carolina, South Carolina, Bahamas

Physical Collection

Vault

Call Number

Special Collections: VAULT VH-1

Volume

2

Language

English

Media Type

Plates (Illustrations)

Identifier

C32-00010

Recommended Citation

Catesby, Mark and George, Edwin, "[Polyphemus Moth]" (1754). Catesby Collection. Image 10.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/catesby/10