BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 



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INTRODUCTION. 



ITHAT IS A BUTTERFLY BUTTERFLIES AM) MOTHS BUTTERFLf 

 LITE THE EGG STAGF SCULPTURED CRADLES BUTTEHFL1 

 BOTANY THE CATERPILLAR STAGE FEEDING UP COAT CHASG- 

 jjfG FORMS OF CATERPILLARS THE CHRYSALIS MEANING Ol 

 PUPA, CHRYSALIS, AND AURELIA FORMS OF CHRYSALIDES 

 DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSFORMATION INFLUENCE OF TEMPERA- 

 TURE. 



OCCASIONALLY a missive arrives from some benevolent 

 friend, announcing the capture of a "splendid butterfly," 

 which, imprisoned under a tumbler, awaits one's accept- 

 ance as an addition to the cabinet. However, on going 

 to claim the proffered prize, the expected "butterfly" 

 turns out to be some bright-coloured moth (a Tiger moth 

 being the favourite victim of the misnomer), and one's 

 entomological propriety suffers a shock ; not so much 

 feeling the loss of the specimen, as concern for the 

 benighted state of an otherwise intelligent friend's 

 mind with regard to insect nomenclature. 



