The Butterfly. 



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The male has but one black spot oa each fore wing. 



If we rub the dust off the wings, they lose their color 

 and are transparent. When the butterfly rests, it carries 

 its wings erefit over its back. Ita body is very sniall for 

 its wings. The rings show plainly on the abdomen. The 

 bead and thorax are hairy. 



The haira and scales maat be Tabbed off in order that che three 

 regions of the body may be clearly seen. 



The butterfly has a pair of antennae shaped like clubs 

 with long handles. It has tsvo large compound eyes. 

 It has a long tongue coiled up tightly under its face 

 (Fig. 2, ma;',) It has two little bunches of hairs stand- 

 ing up in front of its forehead (Figs. 1 and 2, x^). 



Fig. 2 represents the snoking tnba and one of the palpi of the 

 monarch or milk-weed butterfly. 



Fig. 2 



The two " bunches of hairs " are the palpi belonging 

 to the second pair of maxilla. Though these maxillae 

 are either obsolete or very minute in butterflies, their 

 palpi form two large hairy cushions, between which rests 

 the coiled tongue or sucking tube, (Fig. 2, mx'). The 

 latter is the greatly lengthened first maxillae, their edges 



