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The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia. Including their systematic characters, the particulars of their several metamorphoses, and the plants on which they feed. Collected from the observations of Mr. John Abbot, many years resident in that country, by James Edward Smith.

SMITH, Sir James Edward (1759 – 1828) Wikipedia

London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. Edwards, 1797.

The earliest illustrated monograph on the butterflies and moths of North America. Text in English and French. 104 hand-colored plates. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States › American South NATURAL HISTORY U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Georgia ZOOLOGY › Arthropoda › Entomology ZOOLOGY › Arthropoda › Entomology › Lepidoptera ZOOLOGY › Illustration

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#7768
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9940
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	the-natural-history-of-the-rarer-lepidopterous-insects-of-georgia-including-their-systematic-characters-the-particulars-of-their-seve-ral-metamorphoses-and-the-plants-on-which-they-feed

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Publication place: London