General Account of Butterflies
General Account of Butterflies
tera; and the dragon-flies and damsel-flies, the order Odonata. Sixteen of these orders are commonly recognized.
II. the Structure of Butterflies
The body of a butterfly consists of three regions, which are known as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. The head is the first of the…
II. the Structure of Butterflies: Lepidoptera
It is only in a very few Lepidoptera that there is any indication of the existence of vein M₁₄. In nearly all moths and in all butterflies…
III. the Clothing of Butterflies
Every country lad knows that if a butterfly be handled there comes off from it upon the fingers a dustlike substance; this is the clothing…
IV. the Metamorphoses of Butterflies
A butterfly in the course of its existence appears under four distinct forms; these are the egg, the larva or caterpillar, the pupa or…
IV. the Metamorphoses of Butterflies: Poison
The usual form of an insect-net is shown in Figure 14, and the killingbottle in Figure 15. The bottle is prepared in the following manner…