CONTENTS

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William S. Furneaux
PART I
STRUCTURE AND LIFE HISTORY OF THE LEPIDOPTERA
CHAP. PAGE
I. GENERAL CHARACTERS 1
II. THE EGG 16
III. THE LARVA 22
IV. THE PUPA OR CHRYSALIS 44
V. CLASSIFICATION OF THE LEPIDOPTERA 55
PART II
WORK AT HOME AND IN THE FIELD
VI. CATCHING BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 63
VII. COLLECTING OVA, LARVÆ, AND PUPÆ 98
VIII. REARING LEPIDOPTERA 112
IX. SETTING AND PRESERVING 122
X. PRESERVING OVA, LARVÆ AND PUPÆ 130
XI. THE CABINET—ARRANGEMENT OF SPECIMENS 134
PART III
BRITISH BUTTERFLIES
XII. THE SWALLOW-TAIL AND THE 'WHITES' 139
XIII. THE FRITILLARIES, VANESSAS, AND THE PURPLE EMPEROR 154
XIV. THE BROWNS AND HEATHS 173
XV. THE HAIRSTREAKS, COPPERS AND BLUES 183
XVI. THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY AND THE SKIPPERS 196
PART IV
COMMON BRITISH MOTHS
XVII. SPHINGES 203
XVIII. BOMBYCES 217
XIX. THE NOCTUÆ 239
XX. GEOMETRÆ 268
XXI. THE MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA 290
APPENDICES
I. COMPLETE CLASSIFIED LIST OF BRITISH MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA 309
II. THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 326
References To Coloured Plates 347
Index 351

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COLOURED PLATES

1-7. British Butterflies Frontispiece
8. LarvÆ and PupÆ of British Butterflies } At end
9. Sphinges
10. Bombyces
11. NoctuÆ
12. Noctua and GeometrÆ

Full references accompany the Plates.

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

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FIG. PAGE
1. Scales from the Wings of Butterflies 1
2. Portion of the Wing of a Butterfly from which some of the Scales have been removed 2
3. Body of a Butterfly—Under Side 3
4. Section of the Eye of an Insect 4
5. AntennÆ of Butterflies 5
6. AntennÆ of Moths 5
7. Section of the Proboscis of a Butterfly 7
8. Diagram of the Wings of a Butterfly 9
9. The Undeveloped Fore Leg of a Butterfly 10
10. The Four Stages of the Large White Butterfly (Pieris BrassicÆ) 14
11. Egg of the Meadow Brown Butterfly 20
12. Egg of the Speckled Wood Butterfly 20
13. Egg of the Vapourer Moth 20
14. The Caterpillar of the Clouded Yellow Butterfly 22
15. The Caterpillar of the Dark Green Fritillary Butterfly 23
16. The Caterpillar of the Purple Emperor Butterfly 24
17. An Ichneumon Fly (Cryptus Migrator) 25
18. Another Ichneumon Fly (Pimpla Instigator) 25
19. The Caterpillar of the Angle Shades Moth (Meticulosa) 26
20. Walking Leg of a Caterpillar 28
21. Larva of the Yellow Underwing Moth (Pronuba) 28
22. Larva of the Crimson Speckled Moth (Pulchella) 28
23. Larva of the Lobster Moth (Fagi) 28
24. Caterpillar of the Iron Prominent Moth (Dromedarius) 29
25. Larva of the Brimstone Moth (Luteolata) 29
26. The Claspers of a Caterpillar 30
27. The Homes of Leaf Miners and Leaf Rollers 33
28. The Cocoon of the Emperor Moth 40
29. The Cocoon of the Six-Spotted Burnet (FilipendulÆ) 40
30. The Pupa of the Privet Hawk (Ligustri) 44
31. The Chrysalis of the Large White Butterfly (BrassicÆ) 44
32. The Pupa of the Dark Green Fritillary (Aglaia) 45
33. The Pupa of the Black-veined White Butterfly (CratÆgi) 45
34. The Pupa of the Currant Moth 45
35. Pupa of the Pale Tussock Moth (Pudibunda) 45
36. A Butterfly, just after Emerging 50
37. A Butterfly at Rest (Large Copper) 57
38. A Moth at Rest (Gothic) 57
39. A Wire Frame for a Butterfly Net 65
40. Stick for the Net 65
41. The Metal Y 66
42. Pattern for the Net 67
43. The Cyanide Bottle 68
44. Section of the Laurel Box 70
45. The Chloroform Bottle 72
46. } Fittings for the Collecting Box 75
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50. Frame of Net for Collecting Insects on Lamps and Windows 87
51. A Trap for Catching Moths 88
52. Metal Joint for Lantern and Net 91
53. Net and Lantern for Taking Moths from High Blossoms 91
54. Frame for the Sugaring Net 94
55. Cage for Decoy Females 96
56. A Sugar Trap 96
57. A Larva Glass 114
58. A Larva Glass 114
59. A Larva Cage 115
60. Section of a Setting Board 123
61. Sections of Setting Boards 123
62. A Butterfly on the Setting Board 124
63. Another Method of Setting Butterflies and Moths 126
64. A Blowpipe for LarvÆ 131
65. The Bath White—Under Side 147
66. The Clouded Yellow—Female 151
67. The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary—Under Side 155
68. The Pearl-bordered Fritillary—Under Side 156
69. The Queen of Spain Fritillary—Under Side 157
70. The Dark-green Fritillary—Under Side 158
71. The High-brown Fritillary 159
72. The Silver-washed Fritillary—Under Side 160
73. The Greasy Fritillary—Under Side 161
74. The Glanville Fritillary—Under Side 162
75. The Comma—Under Side 164
76. The Purple Emperor—Under Side 172
77. The Marbled White—Under Side 174
78. The Wood Argus—Under Side 176
79. The Grayling—Under Side 178
80. The Large Heath—Under Side 179
81. The Ringlet—Upper Side 180
82. The Marsh Ringlet—Under Side 181
83. The Brown Hairstreak—Male 184
84. The White-letter Hairstreak 184
85. The Purple Hairstreak—Male 186
86. The Green Hairstreak 186
87. The Tailed Blue—Under Side 188
88. The Silver-studded Blue—Under Side 189
89. The Common Blue—Under Side 191
90. The Clifden Blue—Under Side 191
91. The Chalk-hill Blue—Under Side 192
92. The Holly Blue—Under Side 193
93. The Mazarine Blue—Under Side 194
94. The Small Blue—Under Side 194
95. The Large Blue—Under Side 195
96. The Silver-spotted Skipper—Under Side 201
97. The Death's-head Hawk Moth 205
98. The Larva of Atropos 206
99. The Caterpillar of EuphorbiÆ 207
100. The Small Elephant Hawk Moth 208
101. The Poplar Hawk 209
102. The Broad-bordered Bee Hawk 212
103. The Hornet Clearwing of the Poplar 213
104. The Currant Clearwing 213
105. The Forester 214
106. The Six-spotted Burnet 215
107. The Larva of FilipendulÆ 215
108. The Green Silver-lined 217
109. The Short-cloaked Moth 218
110. The Muslin Moth 218
111. The Common Footman 219
112. The Larva of JacobÆÆ 219
113. The Scarlet Tiger 220
114. The Buff Ermine 222
115. The White Ermine 222
116. The Ghost Swift—Female 223
117. The Common Swift 224
118. The Goat Moth 225
119. The Larva of Ligniperda (less than half full size) 225
120. The Leopard Moth 226
121. The Larva of Pyrina (only partly grown) 226
122. The Brown Tail 227
123. The Gipsy—Male 227
124. The Black Arches—Male 228
125. The Vapourer Moth—Male 228
126. The Female Vapourer 228
127. Larva of the Vapourer Moth 229
128. The Drinker—Male 230
129. The Oak Hook Tip 233
130. The Chinese Character 233
131. The Poplar Kitten 234
132. The Puss Moth 235
133. The Coxcomb Prominent 235
134. The Larva of Bucephala 236
135. The Chocolate Tip 237
136. The Peach Blossom 237
137. The Yellow Horned 238
138. The Marbled Beauty 240
139. The Grey Dagger 240
140. The Poplar Grey 241
141. The Figure of Eight 241
142. The Brown-line Bright-eye 242
143. The Smoky Wainscot 243
144. The Common Wainscot 243
145. The Bullrush 244
146. The Frosted Orange 245
147. The Flame 245
148. The Light Arches 246
149. The Flounced Rustic 246
150. The Cabbage Moth 247
151. The Dot 247
152. The Rustic Shoulder-knot 248
153. The Marbled Minor 248
154. The Mottled Rustic 249
155. The Turnip Moth 250
156. The Heart and Dart 251
157. The Garden Dart 251
158. The Flame Shoulder 252
159. The Lesser Broad Border 252
160. The Lesser Yellow Underwing 253
161. The Gothic 254
162. The Old Lady 254

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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