C1890

Coequosa triangularis [Double-headed haw…

Artist:

Helena Scott (1832 - 1910)

Very rare c.19th hand lithograph by Helena Scott from, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations. This famous image depicts Australia’s largest moth and the light house on South Head. By 1864, many illustrations of moths and butterflies were completed in preparation for … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Coequosa triangularis [Double-headed hawk moth]

Date:

C1890

Artist:

Helena Scott (1832 - 1910)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

265mm

x 350mm

Paper Size:

330mm

x 435mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1890

Description:

Very rare c.19th hand lithograph by Helena Scott from, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations.

This famous image depicts Australia’s largest moth and the light house on South Head.

By 1864, many illustrations of moths and butterflies were completed in preparation for the first series, Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations.

Natural historian William Swainson, impressed by their early work, noted in the Sydney Morning Herald that their drawings rivalled those of modern artists, capturing fine details such as caterpillar hairs and intricate moth wing patterns with striking realism.

Common name: Double-headed hawk moth.
Modern binomial name: Coequosa triangularis
First described : Donovan 1805
Distribution: QLD, NSW, VIC

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 15513b.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1514050
State Library New South Wales: 991021216149702626
State Library Victoria: RARESEF 595.78 SCO8 Ba

From Scott, A.W., Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations.

Helena Scott (1832 - 1910)

Daughter of Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883) an entomologist and entrepreneur born in Bombay, India, on 10 November 1800, to Dr Helenus Scott and Augusta Maria Frederick. Educated at Bath Grammar School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, he abandoned law for commerce, arriving in New South Wales in 1827. Though his early ventures were financially ruinous, he settled on Ash Island in the Hunter River, developing industry and agriculture, including ironworks, salt production, and citrus farming.

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