Punch,  21 (1851), 112.

The Episcopus Vastator

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Caricature; Address, Spoof

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

L, pseud.  [John Leech] *

Subjects:

Religious Authority, Entomology, Natural History


    Subtitled 'A Lecture addressed to the National Entomological Society', describes the 'Episcopus Vastator', a 'variety of the Moth Tribe' notable 'for the damage it does to the cloth'. The description of the 'voracity' and physical appearance of 'Episcopus', and the illustration, reveal that the insect is a Roman Catholic bishop.



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