%eadnotat; ]> Rau Notes and Illustrations of Lepidoptera1874? Ewell Sale Stewart Library Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2002 EAD tagging 12/16/2002. ENG Rau Notes and Illustrations of Lepidoptera Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12/16/2002Cataloging and digitizing made possible by The Getty Grant Program. Coll. 702 Rau, Eugene Abraham Notes and illustrations of lepidoptera1874? 32 items Ewell Sale Stewart Library, Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
Eugene A. Rau (1848-1932), a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania pharmacist, is best known for his development of the pharmaceutical and botanical sciences. This collection includes sixteen pages of notes (numbered 1-16) followed by twenty-seven illustrations of lepidoptera (numbered 17-44). The lepidoptera are done in pencil and watercolor and in most cases include notes. Judging from Rau's notes, the drawings are of lepidoptera from the Academy's collections during Rau's time.

Eugene A. Rau (1848-1932), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, pharmacist and nationally prominent for his development of the pharmaceutical and botanical sciences. He was an authority in the field of botany and had established a herbarium, its principal contents being mosses and fungi native to the United States. He was acquainted with John Redfield and C.F. Paker, who aided him and allowed him access to the Academy's collections.

The collection includes sixteen pages of notes (numbered 1-16) followed by twenty-seven illustrations of lepidoptera (numbered 17-44). The lepidoptera are done in pencil and watercolor and in most cases include notes. Judging from Rau's notes, the drawings are of lepidoptera from the Academy's collections during Rau's time. Images range in size from 2 x 5 cm. to 25 x 16 cm.

Arranged as found in folder.

Lepidoptera--United StatesWatercolors--19th centurySketches--19th centuryScientific illustrations--19th century

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Cite as: Collection 702. Rau Notes and Illustrations of Lepidoptera. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Archived from the estate of Eugene A. Rau, date unknown.

Finding aid created by Mary Hammer, 2002.

17[Green caterpillar]. 1 drawing : pencil and watercolor ; 10 x 21 cm.

 18[Caterpillar]. 1 sketch : pencil ; 9 x 15 cm.

Includes notes.

 19[Caterpillar]. 1 sketch : pencil ; 14 x 11 cm.

Includes notes.

 20[Black and yellow lepidoptera]. 1 drawing : pencil and chalk ; 8 x 8 cm.

"Don't return - The secondaris were too much mutilated to show entire markings. What is it? E.A. Rau" -- on item.

 21Tolype velleda. 1 drawing : pencil ; 8 x 13 cm.

Includes notes.

 22Arctia spilosoma acrea, female ; Arctia spolosoma acrea, male ; Aeraea pseudaminea, male. 1 drawing ; ink and watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Depicts 4 lepidoptera.

 23Geometra catenaria. 1 drawing: watercolor ; image 4 x 6 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 24Possibly sphueodina abbotii or a nearly allied species. 1 drawing : watercolor and pencil ; image 4 x 8 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

25Leptosia concinnimacula. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 2 x 3 cm., on sheet 11 x 14 cm.

Includes notes.

 26Argymnis idalia. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 11 x 8 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes a detail of the wing and notes.

 27Anisota rubicundra. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 8 x 9 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

28[Black and red lepidoptera]. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 3 x 6 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

 29Angerona crocataria ; Cetracis transversalis. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 9 x 5 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 30Papilio turnas. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 8 x 10 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 31Nymphalis ursula ; Eudamus tityrus.1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 32Pieris protodice ; Terias nicippe. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 33Chryphanus phleas ; Argymis myrina. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 11 x 5 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 34Callimorpha interrupomarginata. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 3 x 5 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes 3 views and notes.

 35Deiopeia bella. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 2 x 5 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 36Harrisimenina sexguttalta ; Scoliopter libatrix ; Eudryas grata. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 37Numphalis arthemis. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes detail of the wing and notes.

 38Hipparchia alope ; Neonympha eurythris. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 39Ceratocampa imperialis, male. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 6 x 13 cm., on sheet 25 x 16 cm.

40Ceratocampa imperialis, female.1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

41Hesperia metacomes or ahaton ; Glancopis pholus ; Gaematopis grataria.1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 42Lepidoptera ; Arctia nais. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 43Vanessa. 1 drawing : watercolor ; image 4 x 5 cm., on sheet 19 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

 44[Lepidoptera] ... caught in Bethlehem [Pennsylvania]. 1 drawing ; pencil and watercolor ; 8 x 16 cm.

Includes notes.

Verso includes watercolor sketch of a mushroom cap.