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Extract of a letter, 'Concerning the insect called libella' from François Poupart to Martin Lister

Reference number: CLP/15i/61

Date: 1699

Description

Poupart describes a flying insect of the order Odonata, known in France as 'demoiselle' from the variety of its colours and the transparency of its wings. It is also known as 'perle' due to the colour and roundness of its eyes.

Subject: Zoology / Entomology

Printed in Philosophical Transactions as 'Part of Monsieur Poupart's letter to Dr Martin Lister, F. R. S. concerning the insect called libella'

Read to the Royal Society on 28 December 1699

Reference number
CLP/15i/61
Earliest possible date
1699
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Extract of a letter, 'Concerning the insect called libella' from François Poupart to Martin Lister, 1699, CLP/15i/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_61/extract-of-a-letter-concerning-the-insect-called-libella-from-françois-poupart-to-martin-lister, accessed on 21 March 2025

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