# The first butterfly collectors

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Podcast: [The EI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ei-podcast-916386)
Published: 2026-03-23T15:36:51+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8877700
Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8877700.mp3?modified=1776858767&sid=5029938&source=rss
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## Resource

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

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