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General Account of Butterflies

tera; and the dragon-flies and damsel-flies, the order Odonata. Sixteen of these orders are commonly recognized.

The moths or "millers," the skippers, and the butterflies constitute the order Lepidoptera.

The members of this order have four wings, which are membranous and covered with overlapping scales; the mouth-parts are formed for sucking; and in the course of their development they undergo what is known as a complete metamorphosis.