BUTTERFLY 



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BUTTERFLY 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON THE BUTTERFLY 



Outline 



I. Description 



(1) Insect 



( 2 ) Structure 



(a) Head 



1. Antennae 



2. Eye-clusters 



3. Mouth parts 



(b) Thorax 



1. Legs 



2. Wings 



a. Number 



b. Framework 



c. Membrane and scales 



(c) Abdomen 



(3) Color 



(a) Variation due to sex 



(b) Protective coloration 



II. Life Habits 



(1) Lack of "home" 



(2) Feeding habits 



(a) Nectar 



(b) Fondness for unpleasant odor 



(3) Powers of flight 



( 4 ) Migration 



III. How Distinguished from Moth 



(1) Difference in 



(a) Color 



(b) Shape of body 



(c) Shape of antennae 



(2) Flies by day, moth flies by night 



(3) Position of wings when at rest 



IV. The Life Cycle 



(1) The egg 



(a) Where deposited 



(b) Time required for hatching 



(2) The larva or caterpillar 



(a) Structure 



1. Head 



a. Eyes 



b. Feelers 



c. Biting jaws 



d. Color and covering 



2. Segments 



3. Legs and leg-stumps 



(b) Self-protection by means of 



1. Concealment 



2. Unpleasant taste 



3. Disagreeable odor 



(c) Food 



1. Voraciousness 



2. Harm to crops 



(d) Molting 



(e) Duration of caterpillar stage 



(3) Pupa or chrysalis 



(a) Distinction between chrysalis and 



cocoon 



(b) Duration of this stage 



(c) Life processes 



(4) The perfect insect or imago 



V. Classification 



(1) Brush-footed butterflies 



(2) Blues and coppers 



(3) White, sulphur and orange tips 



(4) Skippers 



(5) Swallowtails 



Questions 



Explain the allusion in the italicized word in the following quotation from 

 Shakespeare : 



For men, like butterflies, 

 Show not their mealy wings but to the summer. 



Taking the name caterpillar in its literal significance, could it be fittingly applied 

 to the smooth green tomato worm? 



What is the distinction between a cocoon and a chrysalis? 



Why cannot the housekeeper, when she has destroyed all the "dusty millers" 

 flying about her house, feel certain that her furs and flannels are safe? 



What proves that butterflies are not dainty in all their tastes? 



When birds migrate, it is usually because they cannot find sufficient food for 

 themselves. How does the reason for butterfly migrations differ from this? 



How would you construct a cyanide jar? 



