The Nature Library

Home › Volumes

VI

Butterflies

by W. J. Holland

This volume gives a description of North American butterflies, assembled by families, genera and species. Each description is accompanied by a reference to the coloured plate where the species is pictured. The early stages, if known, are given, and the geographical range.

The introductory chapters give the structure and life history of butterflies, with directions for the capture and preparation of specimens for the cabinet, and for their classification.

13 family groups · 475 entries

Milkweed Butterflies2 species Long-wings3 species Heliconians1 species Nymphs161 species Satyrs46 species Snout-butterflies2 species Metal-marks11 species Lycaeninae Family90 species Sulphurs and Whites47 species Papilioninae Family23 species Pyrrhopyginae Family1 species Hesperids34 species Pamphilinae Family54 species

20 things to find out →

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of The Nature Library (published in the early twentieth century) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored plates, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.