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ANIMAL ACTIVITIES. 
The Prepared Specimen. Examine the butterfly 
after it has been killed, and write the resemblances 
and differences for butterfly and grasshopper as in the 
case of grasshopper and cricket. Consider all the 
points noted concerning the grasshopper. Consider 
the stages of growth. 
Study with care the coiled tongue, or proboscis. 
Uncoil it and find out how it is used. 
Remove the dust from a part of the wing. Is this 
part of the wing now colored ? With a microscope 
Fig. 46.—Antennae of Lepidoptera. A, of butterflies; B, of moths. 
note the shape of the particles of dust (scales). Note 
also how they are arranged on the wing. 
Measure the spread of the wings, the length and 
width of the anterior wings and of the posterior wings, 
the length of the body, and the length of the antennae. 
Describe the color above and below, and state the 
color and location of the markings you find. 
Notice the color of the feet, the antennae, and the 
eyes. 
Read the description of this butterfly in a good refer¬ 
ence book, and compare your own observations witl 
those there recorded. 
