KILLIJSTG AND SETTING BUTTERELIES AND 

 MOTHS, RELAXING SPECIMENS, Etc. 



Butterflies, when netted, can be easily killed by a pro- 

 longed sharp pinch under the thorax before being taken 

 from the net, and do not need to be put into a poison- 

 box. The pinch should be given between the finger and 

 thumb, the wings of the insect being kept in an upright 

 position. 



Moths must be put into a poison-bottle or box, and 

 left there from twelve to twenty-four hours. Some 

 varieties die much quicker than others. Various kinds 

 of poison are used for the boxes and bottles, but cyanide 

 of potassium seems most generally approved of by 

 entomologists. To catch moths, many people use-the 

 sugaring process. A mixture, made of beer, rum, and 

 coarse sugar or treacle, boiled till it becomes thick like 



