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  • May include: Eight rectangular paper prints featuring black and white scientific illustrations of various insects, butterflies, moths, and their life cycles. Each print displays detailed line drawings with Latin labels and descriptive text below.
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  • May include: Eight vintage entomology flashcards featuring detailed black and white illustrations of various insects, including butterflies, spiders, and beetles. Each card displays multiple insect species with scientific names, offering a glimpse into historical scientific study.
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  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white cards featuring black ink scientific illustrations of various insects, larvae, and plant life. Each card displays detailed drawings with Latin labels and plate numbers, showcasing biological specimens in a grid layout.
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white paper pages featuring black ink scientific illustrations of insects, spiders, webs, and chrysalises. Each page contains detailed drawings with Latin labels and plate numbers, showcasing various species and life cycles.
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white paper pages featuring black ink scientific illustrations of insects, larvae, and plant life. Each page contains multiple detailed drawings with small printed labels identifying the various species shown.
  • May include: Eight rectangular vintage-style paper prints arranged in two rows, featuring black and white scientific illustrations of various insects, larvae, moths, and botanical elements with Latin labels and plate numbers printed on each page.
  • May include: Eight rectangular paper prints featuring black and white scientific illustrations of various insects, butterflies, moths, and their life cycles. Each print displays detailed line drawings with Latin labels and descriptive text below.
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white paper pages featuring black ink scientific illustrations of various moths, caterpillars, pupae, and botanical elements. Each page includes printed plate numbers and Latin taxonomic labels for the insects.
  • Antique 1921 Insect Prints, Frank Lutz Entomology, American Museum Natural History, Entomology Illustration, Choice of Collection Collection 10
  • Antique 1921 Insect Prints, Frank Lutz Entomology, American Museum Natural History, Entomology Illustration, Choice of Collection Collection 7
  • May include: Eight vintage entomology flashcards featuring detailed black and white illustrations of various insects, including butterflies, spiders, and beetles. Each card displays multiple insect species with scientific names, offering a glimpse into historical scientific study.
  • Antique 1921 Insect Prints, Frank Lutz Entomology, American Museum Natural History, Entomology Illustration, Choice of Collection Collection 4
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white cards featuring black ink scientific illustrations of various insects, larvae, and plant life. Each card displays detailed drawings with Latin labels and plate numbers, showcasing biological specimens in a grid layout.
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white paper pages featuring black ink scientific illustrations of insects, spiders, webs, and chrysalises. Each page contains detailed drawings with Latin labels and plate numbers, showcasing various species and life cycles.
  • May include: Eight rectangular off-white paper pages featuring black ink scientific illustrations of insects, larvae, and plant life. Each page contains multiple detailed drawings with small printed labels identifying the various species shown.
  • May include: Eight rectangular vintage-style paper prints arranged in two rows, featuring black and white scientific illustrations of various insects, larvae, moths, and botanical elements with Latin labels and plate numbers printed on each page.
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Antique 1921 Insect Prints, Frank Lutz Entomology, American Museum Natural History, Entomology Illustration, Choice of Collection

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From the 19th century

Authentic 1921 Antique Entomology Plates – Frank E. Lutz, American Museum of Natural History

This listing features a selection of original 1921 natural history lithographs from the celebrated "Field Book of Insects" by Frank E. Lutz. These plates were created during Lutz’s influential tenure as the Curator of the Department of Entomology at the American Museum of Natural History.

Scientific Accuracy meets 1920s Artistry Each plate is a masterpiece of early 20th-century scientific illustration, depicting various beetle species with impeccable precision. Characterized by saturated colors and the subtle paper patina of a century-old field guide, these prints are the perfect intersection of art and science.

Item Specifications:
Date: 1921 (Original Antique Edition)
Author: Frank E. Lutz, Ph.D.
Dimensions: 4 x 6 3/4 inches
Medium: Original Chromolithograph on vintage cream paper

VARIATIONS:
Collection 1: SOLD OUT
Collection 2: SOLD OUT
Collection 3: SOLD OUT
Collection 4: SOLD OUT
Collection 5: SOLD OUT
Collection 6: Plate XCVI Oak leaf galls and gall insects | Plate LXXIX Wood-boring and stored-product beetles | Plate XLVI Citheronia regalis (Royal Walnut Moth / Hickory Horned Devil) | Plate LVII Tent caterpillars: Malacosoma americana and Malacosoma disstria | Plate LXXVII Beetles and larvae including Tenebrioides mauritanica, Corymbites hieroglyphicus.. | Plate LXXVI Stored-product pests: Silvanus surinamensis, Dermestes lardarius, Attagenus piceus, Anthrenus scrophulariae | Plate XV Neuroptera & Trichoptera | Plate LXI Moths and casebearers

Collection 7: Plate LX Wood-boring moths: Zeuzera pyrina, Sanninoidea exitiosa | Plate XCVII Oak leaf galls and damage | Plate XXXV Sulphur butterflies: Colias philodice, Meganostoma caesonia | Plate LXXXV Blister beetles and Strepsiptera: Meloë angusticollis, Epicauta vittata | Plate XCVIII Plant galls and insect damage on host plants | Plate LXXXIV Stored-product beetles: Bruchus pisorum, Tribolium confusum | Plate LXXXVI Weevils and bark beetles: Conotrachelus nenuphar, Scolytus rugulosus | Plate XX Crickets and katydids: Conocephalus, Gryllotalpa borealis

Collection 8: Plate XXXIV White butterflies: Pieris rapae, Pieris protodice, Euchloë genutia | Plate XLII Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) life cycle | Plate LXXXVII Sawflies: Cimbex americana, Tremex columba, Pteronidea ribesi | Plate XXI Termites and lice: Termes flavipes, Pediculus capitis, Phthirius inguinalis | Plate LXII Codling moth and leaf miners: Carpocapsa pomonella, Archips rosana, Tinea pellionella | Plate XCI Social wasp nests: Polistes, Vespa maculata mud-dauber's nest | Plate CI Host plants and galls: grape-vine, dogwood, hackberry, ash | Plate LV Tussock moths: Datana ministra, Hemerocampa leucostigma, Schizura concinna

Collection 9: Plate XLVIII Royal moths: Anisota senatoria, A. virginiensis, Lycomorpha pholus | Plate LII Owlet moths: Leucania unipuncta, Heliothis armiger, Xylina antennata | Plate XLI Samia cecropia (Cecropia Moth) life cycle | Plate C Host plants: blackberry, raspberry, wild cherry, cinquefoil | Plate XLVII Basilona imperialis (Imperial Moth) life cycle | Plate LXV Flies and midges: Mayetiola destructor, Chrysops niger, Tabanus atratus | Plate LXIII Crane flies and black flies: Tipula abdominalis, Simulidae | Plate LVI Tussock moths: Porthetria dispar, Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Collection 10: Plate LI Cutworm and owlet moths: Acronycta americana, Agrotis ypsilon, Mamestra picta | Plate XXXIX Sphinx moths: Phlegethontius carolina (Carolina Sphinx), P…Plate LI Cutworm and owlet moths: Acronycta americana, Agrotis ypsilon, Mamestra picta | Plate XXXIX Sphinx moths: Phlegethontius carolina (Carolina Sphinx), Pachysphinx modesta, Sphinx geminatus

Condition: These are genuine 100+ year-old artifacts. They exhibit a beautiful, natural creamy patina. The ink remains remarkably vivid and crisp. Any minor character marks at the edges are consistent with their history as part of an authentic naturalist's field guide.

Decor Inspiration:

Dark Academia: These plates are a staple for moody, intellectual decor. They look exceptional in dark-stained wood or antique gold frames.

Naturalist Gallery: Frame all five variations in a grid for a striking, museum-quality "specimen wall."

Curiosity Cabinets: Pair these with vintage books or pressed botanicals for a sophisticated, collected-over-time look.

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Seller was incredibly nice and had fast responses. Good quality of items (a coffee stain on one of the papers, so it's authentically antique). Would buy again!

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