Sarrotrium Muticum. (Bristly Ox-tongue) Plate 344.

Sarrotrium Muticum. (Bristly Ox-tongue) Plate 344. From British Entomology; Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects…, published in London between 1824 and 1840 by John Curtis. This hand-colored plate depicts Sarrotrium muticum, more commonly known as the Bristly Ox-tongue, a rough-leaved plant of the daisy family often found along roadsides and waste ground. Curtis included both the illustration and descriptive text, highlighting its coarse, spiny foliage and yellow flower heads that resemble the dandelion. Like the rest of the series, Plate 344 merges scientific accuracy with artistic refinement, documenting not only Britain's insect life but also the native flora upon which it depended.