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…
Synopsis of the Groups of Butterflies
THE PARNASSIANS, Family Parnassida, p. 42.
The Emperors, P. 173
THE MEADOW-BROWNS, Family Agapetida, p. 180.
The Coppers, P. 236
THE BLUES, p. 244.