His interest in natural history led to his being elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1791.
He is best known for Jones' Icones 1,500 watercolours of butterflies and some moths which is conserved in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Compiled by Richard Vane-Wright,[3] also an entemologist from the Natural History Museum of London, an extensive version of Jones' work including 13 paintings and sketches and almost 1,300 illustrations of butterflies and moths from the seven original volume have been shared in print.
Iconotypes: A Compendium of Butterflies and Moths, Jones' Icones Complete is now available to the public for their viewing pleasure.
Portions of Jones' own collection was illustrated by Elisabeth Denyer in a manuscript she later donated to the British Library.