Story: European discovery of plants and animals

Moths (3rd of 3)

This plate shows George Hudson’s no-nonsense approach to illustrating his books. He favoured simple accurate images of insects in rows and columns, so that live specimens could be readily compared.

Using this item

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: G. V. Hudson, The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn, 1928, Plate XII.

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

John Andrews, 'European discovery of plants and animals - Naturalists: 1840s–1890s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/10965/moths (accessed 28 March 2024)

Story by John Andrews, published 24 Sep 2007