🌊 Monograph of the British aphides … London, Printed for the Ray Society, 1876-83.
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Image description: Illustration from an 1876-83 British entomology monograph showing detailed color drawings of nine aphid insects labeled 1 to 9. The aphids include both winged and wingless forms of Callipterus quercus and castaneae species. They have various green, yellow, and brown segmented bodies with red eyes and translucent veined wings on some. One small drawing depicts aphid eggs on a plant stem. The style is scientific and precise, typical of Victorian natural history plates, with delicate lines and subtle shading to highlight anatomy and wing patterns. The page is titled “PLATE XCI.”