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will look more like the wing of a fly or bee. The lines that run length- 

 wise of the wing are the veins. Draw the winu. 



The mouth parts of the butterfly are united into a single long tube 

 which is the coiled tongue-like structure, called the proboscis (pro-bos' is). 

 Unroll it and see how its length compares with the length of the body. 

 The butterfly uses the proboscis to suck nectar from flowers. 



Figure 25. — Transformation of Pupa of Mourning Cloak Butterfly 



into Adult. 



