64 Lessons in Nature Study. 



butterfly This is a black butterfly with blue and yellow 

 spots on the wings. Note, also, the beautiful orange- 

 red dot at the inner edge of the hind wings. If he can be 

 caught in the act of spinning his collar, there will be no end 

 of interest among the children. The children should also 

 draw the whole and parts of all insects studied, as in Figs. 

 i, 2, 3, 4, etc. Even the mutilated insects found in street- 

 lamp globes and emptied out every day will supply teachers 

 in city schools with abundant material for work of this 

 kind. Of course, Figs. 4 and 5 can hardly be drawn by 

 children from nature unless you have a glass, but these may 

 be drawn by the teacher on the board to show the children 

 how the wonderful compound eyes are made, and how the 

 beautiful scales are attached to the wings. 



THE LESSON. 



1. The Caterpillar. How long is this caterpillar ? How 

 wide is it ? How is its body made up ? Of how many 

 rings ? How is each ring marked ? What colors has this 

 larva ? Have all the rings black bands with dots ? Which 

 have not ? Which ring has hairs upon it ? How many 

 hairs ? How many feet has this caterpillar ? How many 

 feet on each joint? Do all joints bear feet ? How do the 

 feet on the middle joints differ from those on the front 

 joints ? How many feet on the last joint ? Does the hind 

 foot look like the front or the middle feet ? 



2. The Chrysalis. What holds the pupa to the stick ? 

 How did this collar come there ? How did the small end 

 of the pupa get fastened to the stick ? How does the pupa 

 differ in feeling from the caterpillar ? How do they differ 

 in color ? In size ? Is the pupa dead ? Can it move ? 

 Has this animal lost any rings by changing into a pupa ? 

 Can you tell where the feet were ? 



3. The Imago. How many parts has this butterfly? 

 How many legs? How many wings ? How many feelers ? 

 How do the hind wings differ from the fore wings ? What 

 color are the spots on the wings? Are all spots alike? 



