LEPIDOPTERA. 3 



passage through infinite space, had stained 

 their wings in the colours of the rainbow. 



The Lepidoptera are perfectly harmless, and 

 have no organ with which they can either injure 

 others or defend themselves. Their aerial state is 

 comparatively transient. It is that short but 

 gay period of perfection and enjoyment, when 

 they may be seen in pairs, fluttering from flower 

 to flower, and with their long extended tongue, 

 searching each nectary, and extracting the 

 sweets from every cup. 



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