Description: Illustration of: unidentified butterfly, described as Phalaena begga. (
Phalaena was originally a subdivision of Lepidoptera, created by Carolus Linnaeus, and included moths in general.It is now obsolete, having been replaced by the various families currently under Lepidoptera.). Date: 1848. Source: "Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend" = "Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature.", plate 26 (Biodiversity Heritage Library,
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/48616). Author:
Jan Sepp (1778 - 1853).