BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 27 



What is the shape of the tip of a feeler ? Look for 

 the butterfly's tongue. What is the shape of the 

 butterfly's thorax? What is the shape of its ab- 

 domen ? With what are the thorax and abdomen 

 covered ? How many legs has the butterfly ? How 

 many wings has the butterfly ? What is their color ? 

 What is their shape ? What markings do you see on 

 them ? With what are they covered ? 



Drawing. — Draw a picture of a butterfly with its 

 wings in the position in which you saw them. First, 

 using light lines, draw its body, head, and feelers, 

 and then draw its wings. Try to put in the principal 

 markings on its wings. Then go over the lines again 

 and make them heavy. 



Composition. — Write a description of the butterfly 

 that you observed. Make a paragraph about its 

 head, another paragraph about its body, and a third 

 paragraph about its wings. 



SUPPLEMENTARY WORK 



Difference between a Butterfly and a Moth. — In every stage 

 of their lives butterflies and moths are much alike. During 

 the egg and caterpillar stages there is no apparent difference 

 between them. 



A butterfly pupa is naked and is hung by a thread. Most 

 moth pupas are covered with a silken cocoon. A few bury 

 themselves underground. 



A butterfly's feelers are slender and have knobbed tips, 

 while a moth's feelers are often feathery and are never 

 knobbed. 



