Episode
The first butterfly collectors
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- The EI Podcast
- Published
- Mar 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 485
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- https://audioboom.com/posts/8877700
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Summary
The Society of Aurelians brought butterflies out of their undeserved obscurity. Nigel Andrew’s audio essay sheds new light on Britain’s first entomological society. Read by Leighton Pugh. Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-first-butterfly-collectors/ . Image: Detail from ‘The Aurelian; a Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies’, published by Henry Bohn, London, 1840. Credit: Getty