Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 38) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 tokyo geology society John James Audubon’s enchanting illustration

John James Audubon’s enchanting illustration "Pied Duck" from 1827

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Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 38) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 tokyo geology society John James Audubon’s enchanting illustrationInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocera Pl 026 by Frederick DuCane Godman is a meticulously observed Victorian zoological illustration first published in 1879. Godman, an English naturalist and entomologist of the 19th century, worked at the intersection of art and science during a period when cataloguing the natural world was both a scholarly pursuit and a popular fascination. This plate presents a selection of moths in studied poses against a luminous white