It can be a treacherous thing, hunting this particular butterfly. illustration of Papilio blumei: monica serrano, NGM Staff The peacock swallowtail, Papilio blumei, lives only here, on the ...

Her illustrations were unique at the time because they depicted the butterfly’s life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult, on the same page. Merian came from a family of ...

Left: Chrysalis of a painted lady butterfly, showing breathing tubes (blue) and guts (red), at day 1 (left), day 13 (centre) and day 16 (right). Illustration by Lowe et al. 2013. Interface.