122 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES, OR LEPIDOPTERA. 



the distinct triangular scutellum, situated in the middle, at the base 

 of the wings. The small, hard species of leaf hoppers should be 

 pinned through the right wing-cover. 



Orthoptera, ( grasshoppers, crickets, etc.,) may be found every- 

 where — in the open fields and woods, and may be caught in the 

 net. They can be killed by dropping them into axCyanide Bottle. 

 Crickets may be found in the ground in burrows, under stones, and 

 in the grass ; a few species may be taken on bushes and leaves of 

 trees. 



All the above may be mounted by placing the pin through the 

 thorax and arranging the legs in a natural position. The wings 

 should be extended in the sam.e manner as butterflies. 



Walking-Sticks are found on low bushes or on trees, sometimes 

 on the ground.* They can be killed with the Cyanide Bottle, and 

 require delicate handling while being moved, as they are very 

 fragile. It requires the utmost patience to adjust and arrange their 

 body and legs. 



Care should be taken in collecting the Lepidoptera, (butterflies 

 and moths.)* Many valuable specimens are rendered worthless by 

 careless handling, and by persons not knowing how to catch 

 them. In catching butterflies ihe net can be put over them while 

 sitting on flowers and bushes, or they can be secured while flying 

 by sweeping the net towards lliem and the moment they are in it 

 giving it a quick turn, so that the upper end of the net will hang 

 over the rim, thereby preventing its escape before you have an op- 

 portunity to secure it. 



When they are in the net you can easily kill them by pressing 

 the thorax between ihe thumb and index finger, the wings al- 

 ways being folded back, and this must be done while they are in 

 the net. In so doing the gauze of the net v/ill be between your 

 fingers and the butterfly. Do not attempt to put your hand inside 

 the net and commence a chase of the captive, which will result in 

 either its escape or in tearing its beautiful wings. Even in the 

 manner I recommend it requires care and dexterity to ca<^ch them 

 without mutilating or rubbing ofl" the scales which constitute the 

 beauty of their coloring. 



