Hesperia Coreeba. Pamphila Palmarum.

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

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: bronze flat, eastern bronze flat, or eastern flat
Modern binomial name: Netrocoryne repanda
First described : C. & R. Felder, 1867
Distribution: QLD & NSW

Common name: orange palm dart
Modern binomial name: Cephrenes augiades
First described : C. Felder, 1860
Distribution: QLD, NSW, WA, NT

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.