LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS 



COLOUBED PLATES 



1-7. British Butterflies 



8. Lauv.e and Pup.-f; of Buitisu Buttekflies 



9. Sphinges ...... 



10. eombyces ..... . - 



11. Noctu.e I 



12. NOCTUA AND GeoMETK.E . . . . ' 



Full references accompany the Flutes. 



Frontispiece 

 . At end 



ILLUSTBATIOXS IN THE TEXT 



FIG. I'AGE 



1. Scales fbom the Wings of Butterflies .... 1 



2. Pobtion of the Wing of a Buttebfly fbom which some of 



THE Scales have been eemoved . . . . . 2 



o. Body of a Buttekfly — Under Side .... 8 



4. Section of the Eye of an Insect . . . . 4 



.5. Antenn.e of Buttebflies ...... 5 



G. Antenn.e of Moths . . . . . . . 5 



7. Section of the Pboboscis of a Butterfly . . .7 



8. Di.iGBAM of the Wings of a Buttebfly . . . . 9 



9. The Undeveloped Fore Leg of a Butterfly . . .10 



10. The Foub Stages of the L.uige White Butterfly (Picria 



Bra-ssicce) . . ■ ■ ■ ■ . . 14 



11. Egg of the Me^vdow Bbown Butterfly . . . .20 



12. Egg of the Speckled Wood Butterfly . . . . 20 



13. Egg of the Vapoubeb Moth . . . . .20 

 ' 14. The Caterpill.vr of the Clouded Yellow Butterfly . . 22 



1.5. The C'.vterpill.vr of the D.uik Green Fritill.vby Butterfly 23 



