The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths, Vol. 1
William Buckler
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 2, 2018)
Excerpt from The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths, Vol. 1It is the first instalment of the entomological remains of the late William Buckler. William buckler was by profession an artist, devoting himself especially to painting portraits and mainly to miniatures. The improvements in photography slowly but surely de stroyed the occupation of the painter of miniatures, and William Buckler found when he reached middle life that what had hitherto been his occupation was at an end.In 1857, the artist who had been for some years depicting the larvae of micro-lepidoptera for the Natural History of the Tineina abruptly discontinued that work and it became necessary to find, with as little delay as possible, a fresh artist.An urgent appeal was made in the Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer,' of July 11th, 1857 (vol. II, p. And in answer to that call for help William Buckler replied and offered his services, which were thankfully accepted. He was then residing near Ems worth in South Hampshire (on the very borders of Sussex), and had been for some years devoting his attention to entomology.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.