Ifi BOTTEnFLY COLLECTOR'S 



Our mitirc Cop))prs, nlso, hycrFim dispar, I'irgaiireai, 1^-c. 

 are remarkable for the fulgid colour of tlie«e organs; in 

 Argijimis Paphiu, Aglaia, Ifc. the upper side of their wings is 

 tawny and spotted with black, while the underside of the 

 secondary one is adorned by the appearance of silver spots.' 



From the magnitude and strength of the wings of many 

 species it might be supposed that in those that fan with 

 " sail-broad vans," they would not be silent in the air, yet 

 they produce little or no sound by their motion. They are 

 excellent flyers, and seem to flit untired tiom flower to flower, 

 and from field to field. 



" Above the sovereign oak, a .sovereign skims. 

 The Purple Kmperm; strong in wing and liml)s ; 

 There fair Camilla takes her flight serene, 

 j1ito7iis blue, and Pap/iia, silver queen." 



CIlABBi:'s BOROl'GH. 



The distance to which some males will fly is astonishing. 

 The flight is effected by dipping and rising alternately, so as 

 to form a zig-zag line with vertical angles, which the insect 

 often desc.ril)es with a skipping motion, so that each zig-zag 

 consists of .smaller ones. This renders it difficult for the 

 birds to take them in their flight. 



Butterflies, when standing still in the sun, a.s doubtless has 

 been frequently observed, 



" Their golden pinions ope and close ;" 



thus it should seem, unless this motion be connected with 

 their respiration, alternately wanning and cooling their 

 bodies.f 



• Iiurodiiclioti to Kittoiiiology, vol. iii. p. ()5I, 05'-'. 

 t Ibid, viil. ii. p. :)U5. 



