NYMPHALIDiE. 
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An allied but larger species, Hypolimnas bolina , I have seen very 
abundant in northern Australia, where the gorse hedges covered with 
yellow blossoms were a great attraction to it. One could approach 
closely and take these tine insects with little difficulty. Oh ! but 
they were beauties, many of them fresh from their chrysalides; and 
when one opened the velvety black and rich, shining blue wings of a 
captive, the sight was dazzling and inspiring. One would think 
that having so good an opportunity I would have captured all I 
would ever be able to dispose of, but I am sorry to say that I have 
now but one specimen of the number I took. 
Hypolimnas misippus. Female. Underside. 
It can hardly be impressed too strongly on the mind of the col¬ 
lector that he should lay in large numbers of any good thing which 
he may find particularly abundant at any time. 
The beginner frequently starts with the idea that he will make a 
collection containing one specimen of each species found in his 
immediate neighborhood. I remember hearing a little boy talking 
with his sister, to whom he had loaned his new butterfly net, and 
who had just come in with three splendid specimens of Papilio 
turnus , something after this fashion: “ How many of these things 
do you think I want, anyway? I just caught two myself. Now 
don’t get any more, for goodness’ sake.” Well, after he has made a 
start he begins to notice that all specimens of the same species are 
