Butterflies: Their Structure Changes And Life Histories

As is the case with other lepidopterous insects, the butterflies undergo very sudden transformations in their outward appearance, hence making them a fascinating subject for study. This treatis offers a comprehensive account of the structure, form, development, and relation to the outside world of the butterfly. Begins with an examinations of its earlier stages and goes on the transformations of the internal organs during the growth period. Presented further are the fine details about the habits of life-humours, delights and intellectual powers, seasonal changes, habitations, colouring and colour changes, ancestry, classification and geographical distribution. Levishly illustrated through diagrams and anatomical figures, the book incorporates a systematic list of scientific and popular names and a set of instructions for collecting, rearing, preserving and studying butterflies. An exhaustive index is also included. Contents: Structure, Chapter 1: The Egg, Chapter 2: The Caterpillar, Chapter 3: The Chrysalis, Chapter 4: The Butterfly, Chapter 5: The Internal Organs of Caterpillars, Chapter 6: The Transformations of the Internal Organs During Growth, Life and Relationship, Chapter 7: Habits, Chapter 8: Seasonal Changes and Histories, Chapter 9: The Coloring of Butterflies, with Further Histories, Chapter 10: Diversity of the Sexes in Coloring and Structure, Chapter 11: The Origin and Development of Ornamentation, Chapter 12: Ancestry and Classification, Chapter 13: Geographical Distribution: The Colonization of New England, Appendix, Appendix I: Instruction for Collecting, Rearing, Preserving and Studying, Appendix II: Systematic List of Butterflies, with Their Scientific and Popular Names, and References to the Illustrations, Appendix III: List of the Food-Plants of the Caterpillars of American Butterflies.