Maria Sibylla Merian

1647–1717 · Germany

Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly; her work established that insects have a life cycle and do not appear by spontaneous generation. Wikipedia

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“Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium”, 1705
“A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa”
“Plate of a moth (Eumorpha labruscae) that feeds on grape (Vitis vinifera)”
“Plant study with peppers”, 1703 — British Museum
“Plant study with butterflies”, 1703 — British Museum
“Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth on a Damson Plum, plate 13 of the Caterpillar Book”
“The Rocu Tree with Caterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies”
“Plate #23- Musa paradisiaca, Caligo teucer and Cnemidophorus lemniscatus”, 1705