Card 45, Urania Rhipheus, from the Butterflies series (N183) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888

"Card 45, Urania Rhipheus" is a chromolithograph from the "Butterflies" series, printed by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. in 1888. The card depicts a woman with the wings of a Urania Rhipheus butterfly. The wings are vividly colored with green and black patterns, and the woman is dressed in a pink robe. This collectible card, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the fascination with nature and exotic insects during the Victorian era. The use of chromolithography allowed for the detailed reproduction of the butterfly's intricate patterns.