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THE COLOUES OF ANIMALS 



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Crotalns, warning sound of, 163 



Crow, eggs of, 61 



Crustacea, rapid changes of colour 

 in, 107 ; associated with sea- 

 anemones and sponges, 202-204 ; 

 much sought after by fish, 204 



Cryptic Colours, 386, 338 



Cuckoo, egg of, 66 



CuciUlia, 58 



— verbasci, origin of Warning 

 Colours of larva of, 187, 188 



Currant Moth, see Abraxas grossu- 



l irlata 

 Cuttle-fish, rapid changes of colour 



in, 107, 108 



TJ.42V^JZ)^, similarity of Warn- 



-'-^ ing Colours of, 193; similarity 



to Heliconidce, 195, 226; as 



models for Mimicry, 226-230, 



232-238 



Danais, see Danaidcz 



— archippus, Warning Colours of, 

 194, 195 



— chrysippus, as model for Mimi- 

 cry, 236, 238 710^6 



— echeria, as model for Mimicry, 

 235, 238 note 



— niavius, as model for Mimicry, 

 216, 217, 235, 236, 238 note 



Danaoid, Heliconidce, 195, 226 

 Dark Dagger Moth, 315 

 December Moth, larva of, 35 

 Degeneracy of female motlis accom- 

 panied by loss of beauty in 

 males, 294-297 

 Deiulry pliant es capitatus, court- 

 ship of, 301, 302; battles be- 

 tween moles of, 310 

 Diadema bolina, Mimicry of, 236 ; 

 iridescent colours of, so placed as 

 to be seen by female, 333, 334 



— dubia, Mimicry of, 217 



— mima. Mimicry of, 235 

 Diaphora vue^itZica, probable Mimi- 

 cry of, 240 



Dimorphism, 46-51 



Diptera, especially relished by 



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lizards, 183 ; predaceous, do not 

 B.tiB.ck Heliconidce, 228 ; mimick- 

 ing Hymenoptera, 248-249 ; a3 

 models for Aggressive Mimicry, 

 266 ; Aggressive Mimicry of, 

 267 ; the prey of ant-like spi- 

 ders, 268 



Domestication, causing degenera- 

 tion, 289, 291 



Dormouse, use of brittle tail of, 

 209 



Dragonet, distinguished from wee- 

 ver, 166 



Dragon-flies do not attack Heli- 

 conid(e, &c., 228, 229 



Drinker Moth, irritating hairs of 

 larva of, 173 



Drone-fly, Mimicry of, 248, 249 



Duck, degeneration of brain of, 

 during domestication, 289, 290 



EAKLY Thorn Moth, larva of, 

 29,33 

 Elaps, Warning Colours of, 163 ;as 



models for Mimicry, 265 

 Elephant Hawk Moths, Mimicry 



of larva of, 258-261, 263, 264, 



269 

 Emperor Moth, see Saturnia car- 



pini 

 Ennomos angularia, larva of, 43 ; 



experiments on colours of larvae 



of, 150 note 

 Ennomos hinaria, experiments on 



colours of larvae of, 150 note 

 Eolis, defensive dorsal papillae of, 



199, 200 



— Alder i, tingling sensation caused 

 by, 200 



Epeira prompta, 59 



Ephyra omicrotiaria, larva of, 32 



— pendularia, larva of, 32 

 Ephyridcv, dimorphism in, 46; ex- 

 periments on pupae of, 139 



EpibUmiim scenicum, courtship of| 



299, 300 

 Epigamic Colours, 337, 338 



