Synopsis of the Butterfly's Position among Animals. 



/ i Hymenoptera 

 (Bees, Wasps, 

 Ants) 



1 Vertebrata 

 (Back-boned 



Animals) 



2 Arthropoda 



3 Mollusca 

 (Snails, &c.) 



4 Vermes 

 (Worms, &c.) 



5 Echinodermata 



( Starfish, &c.) 



6 Coelenterata 

 (Sea Anemones, 



&c.) 



7 Polystomata 

 (Sponges, &c.) 



8 Protozoa 



v (Vorticella;,&c.) 



Insecta 



2 Myriopoda 

 (Centipedes, 

 &c.) 



3 Arachnoidea 

 (Spiders, 



Mites, 

 Scorpions) 



4 Crustacea 

 (Crabs, 

 Lobsters, 

 &c.) 



2 Coleoptera 



(Beetles) ft Rhopalocera 



(Butterflies) 



3 Lepidoptera 



4 Diptera 

 (Flies, Gnats, 



fee.) 



5 Aphaniptera 



(Fleas) 



6 Strepsiptera 

 (Stylops, &c.) 



7 Trichoptera 

 (Caddis-flies) 



8 Neuroptera 

 (Lacewing,&c.) 



9 Orthoptera 

 (Dragon-flies, 

 Cockroaches, 



Locusts, &c.) 



10 Thysanoptera 

 (Thrips, &c.) 



11 Euplexoptera 



(Earwigs) 



12 Thysanura 

 (Sugar-lice,&c.) 



13 Rhynchota 

 v (Bugs, &c.) 



2 Heterocera 

 (Moths) 



