390 IN LOWER FLORIDA WILDS 



that they produce the appearance of relief. At 

 one side there is a notch at the junction of the 

 upper and lower wings which reaches to the sup- 

 posed midrib, looking exactly as though the old 

 leaf had been torn. About this ragged notch are 

 some small blotches which look precisely like holes 

 made by some leaf-eating insect. The illusion is 

 further carried out by some faint markings of a 

 pale color easily to be taken for the web of the 

 supposed insect. Only the hinder feet of the but- 

 terfly clung to the twig and the small body could 

 hardly be seen. In some cases when among dead 

 leaves the Timetes twists its wings so that they 

 are almost contorted and thus increases further 

 its resemblance to a dead leaf. They rely so com- 

 pletely on this perfect camouflage that on several 

 occasions I have picked them up without their 

 making any attempt to escape. I have frequently 

 watched these insects when they were gathering 

 honey from wild coffee and other shrubs and the 

 under surfaces of their wings at such times retain 

 their bright color. 



The tiny scales on the butterflies' wings are 

 hollow and a canal connects each of them with 

 the circulatory system. A liquid is injected into 



