'Painted agarista' [Joseph's coat moth] mb-code WA5500754 Lady James of Eltham

Lady James of Eltham

Watermarked 'J Whatman

Inscribed below: 'HOBBS & SONS

It was formally opened by the Prince of Wales on 20th January 1886

'Painted agarista' [Joseph's coat moth] mb-code WA5500754 Lady James of ElthamEntomological studies of the Joseph's coat moth Agarista agricola, an insect native to Australia. Views of the male and female. Plate 15 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the insect within the text: 'Inhabits New Holland.' The plate is inscribed: 'Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder. 1814.' William Elford Leach (1790 1836)