. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. Fig. 36.—An Imago of Cabbage Butterfly at rest on a leaf, showing the wings folded orer the back, the three pairs of legs, the prominent eyes, and the long club shaped antennae. The white butterflies have six well- developed legs, and four wings covered with scales (Fig. 35, a) which brush off very readily. (Do all butterflies have six well-developed legs 1 Do all winged insects have scales on their wings 1) If we ex- amine several specimens we shall very likely find slight differences in the num- ber of black spots on t
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. Fig. 36.—An Imago of Cabbage Butterfly at rest on a leaf, showing the wings folded orer the back, the three pairs of legs, the prominent eyes, and the long club shaped antennae. The white butterflies have six well- developed legs, and four wings covered with scales (Fig. 35, a) which brush off very readily. (Do all butterflies have six well-developed legs 1 Do all winged insects have scales on their wings 1) If we ex- amine several specimens we shall very likely find slight differences in the num- ber of black spots on the fore wings. The female butterfly (Fig. 33) has two black spots while the male (Fig. 32) has only one. We shall notice also that when the butterfly is resting on a flower the wings are held erect, (Fig. 36). (Find scale-winged insects which fold their wings by their sides when at rest.) Fig. 35.—(a) A few scales on the wing, show- ing the shape of scales, their arrangement in rows, and overlapping, (much enlarged). (b) a portion of large eye, much enlarged, showing hexagonal Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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