A Natural history of English insects
1749RCIN 1057018
Like Merian, Eleazar Albin was both a naturalist and an artist, and based his Natural History of English Insects on careful observation. The influence of Merian’s approach on Albin’s work is clear. In the plate shown below, he shows the life cycle of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila elpenor) on the Bedstraw (Gallium) on which it feeds.