Beschreibung:

Entomology: A Collection of World, European & British Butterflies, Carabids, Insects & Moths, circa Late Victorian-Mid 20th Century, a large collection of various butterflies, insects, carabids and moths, contained within a period mahogany twelve drawer specimen chest, each drawer with glass protector, specimens collected from Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and the Surrey areas of the South of England, some specimens with attached data labels dating from as early as 1870, through to the mid-1950's, stating to have been collected by D. Jeffreys and H. Nicholls, various species included - Scotch Argus, Mountain Ringlets, Marbled Whites, Wall Browns, Gate Keepers, Speckled Woods, Dark Green Fritillary, Silver Washed Fritillary, Black Hair Streaks, Purple Hair Streaks, Brown hair Streaks, green Hair Streaks, Clouded Yellows, Pearl Bearded Fritillary, Chalkhill Blues, six examples of Old World Swallow Tail (Papilio machaon), eight specimens of the extinct British species Black-veined White (Aporia crategi), drawer dimensions 43cm by 38cm by 5cm 52cm by 47cm by 89cm