INTRODUCTION

The Eggs of Butterflies. Caterpillars: Structure, Form, Color, etc.; Moults; Food of Caterpillars; Duration of Larval State; Transformation. The Pupa, or Chrysalis: The Form of Chrysalids; Duration of Pupal Life; The Transformation from the Chrysalis to the Imago. Anatomy of Butterflies: The Head; The Thorax; The Abdomen; The Legs; The Wings; Internal Organs; Polymorphism and Dimorphism; Albinism and Melanism; Monstrosities; Mimicry. The Distribution of Butterflies.

Collecting Apparatus: Nets; Collecting-Jars; Field-Boxes; The Use of the Net; Baits; Beating. The Breeding of Specimens: How to Get the Eggs of Butterflies; Breeding-Cages; How to Find Caterpillars; Hibernating Caterpillars. The Preservation of Specimens: Papering Specimens; Mounting Butterflies; Relaxing Specimens; The Preparation and Preservation of Butterfly Eggs; The Preservation of Chrysalids; The Preservation of Caterpillars. The Preservation and Arrangement of Collections: Boxes; Cabinets and Drawers; Labeling; Arrangement of Specimens; Insect Pests; Greasy Specimens; Mould; Repairing Specimens; Packing and Forwarding Specimens; Pins; The Forceps.

The Place of Butterflies in the Animal Kingdom; The Principles of Scientific Arrangement; The Species; The Genus; The Family, etc.; Scientific Names; Synonyms; Popular Names.

Early Writers; Later Writers; Periodicals.

THE BOOK

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• The Butterflies of North America North of Mexico.
• Family I. Nymphalidae, the Brush-footed Butterflies 77
• Subfamily Euplaeinae, the Milkweed Butterflies 80
• Subfamily Ithomiinae, the Long-winged Butterflies 85
• Subfamily Heliconiinae, the Heliconians 91
• Subfamily Nymphalinae, the Nymphs 93
• Subfamily Satyrinae, the Satyrs, Meadow-browns, and Arctics 197
• Subfamily Libytheinae, the Snout-butterflies 226
• Family II. Lemoniidae 228
• Subfamily Erycininae, the Metal-marks 228
• Family III. Lycaenidae 236
• Subfamily Lycaeninae, the Hair-streaks, the Blues, and the Coppers 236
• Family IV. Papilionidae, the Swallowtails and Allies 272
• Subfamily Pierinae, the Whites, the Sulphurs, the Orange-tips 272
• Subfamily Papilioninae, the Parnassians and Swallowtails 304
• Family V. Hesperiidae, the Skippers 318
• Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae 319
• Subfamily Hesperiinae, the Hesperids 320
• Subfamily Pamphilinae 339
• Subfamily Megathyminae, genus Megathymus 367