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A naturalist’s illustration plate featuring multiple species of butterflies in vivid orange, brown, and yellow hues arranged in a display grid.
George Vernon Hudson. Plate IV. The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. ca. 1927. Part of Open: Museum of New Zealand – Te Papa Tongarewa, Artstor.