works

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Wellcome Café

Wellcome Kitchen

Wellcome Shop

To make your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible, you’ll need to follow our safety measures inside our venue, including wearing a face covering unless you’re exempt. Find out how we're keeping you safe. You no longer need to book a ticket to enter the museum or library.

We’re undertaking research with website visitors to find out some more about you and what you thought about your visit. This survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

What brought you to our website today?

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.3 x 11.7 cm

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 24.1 x 19 cm

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.1 x 11.8 cm

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : etching, with watercolour and gum arabic ; platemark 20.1 x 11.7 cm

Wellcome uses cookies.

More filters

Active filters:

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Wild garlic plant (Allium ursinum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Stonecrop or wall pepper plant (Sedum acre) with an associated beetle and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Stay in the know

Wellcome collection

Finding us:

Opening times:

Today's opening times

Wellcome uses cookies.

Search the collections

More filters

Active filters:

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Wild garlic plant (Allium ursinum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Stonecrop or wall pepper plant (Sedum acre) with an associated beetle and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Stay in the know

Wellcome collectionWellcome Collection

Finding us:

Opening times:

Today's opening times

Wellcome collection