Illustration by moses harris (1731?-1785?) from the aurelian -- full subtitle: or, natural history of english insects; namely, moths and butterflies. Together with the plants on which they feed; a faithful account of their respective changes; their usual haunts when in the winged state; and their standard names, as given and established by the worthy and ingenious society of aurelians notes: "drawn, engraved and coloured, from the natural subjects themselves, by moses harris. " originally published 1766, this edition "with great additions", printed in london for j. Robson, 1778. *59-1499, houghton library, harvard university. Date: 1778.
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