. The popular natural history . Zoology. 548 L£Plt)OPTERA. each of which creatures v/ould demand more spac? than can be given to the whole of the insects. LEPIDOPTERA. We now come to an order in which are included the most beautiful of all insects, namely, the Butterfliss and Moths. On account of the feather-like scales with which their wings are covered, and to which the exquisite colour- ing is d're, they are technically called Lepidoptera, or scale-winged insects. The wings are four in number, and it is occasionally found that the two pairs are connected together hy a strong bribtle in one
. The popular natural history . Zoology. 548 L£Plt)OPTERA. each of which creatures v/ould demand more spac? than can be given to the whole of the insects. LEPIDOPTERA. We now come to an order in which are included the most beautiful of all insects, namely, the Butterfliss and Moths. On account of the feather-like scales with which their wings are covered, and to which the exquisite colour- ing is d're, they are technically called Lepidoptera, or scale-winged insects. The wings are four in number, and it is occasionally found that the two pairs are connected together hy a strong bribtle in one and a hook-like appendage in the other, so that the two wings of each side practically become one mem-. SWALLOW-TAILED BUTTERFLY.—{PapUio mochaon.) ber, in a manner similar to the formation of many hymenopterous insects. Those species which take any nourishment subsist entirely upon liquid fcod, which is drawn in to the system by suction, and not by means of a brush, as is the case with the liquid-feeding beetles and bees. The wings are strengthened by nervures, which are of great use in determining the position of the insects. The scales with which the membranous wings are at once protected and adorned are of vari us shapes, sometimes broad, ilat, and overlapping each other like the tiles of a house-roof. The series of changes undergone by the Lepidoptera are, perhaps, better known than those of any other ord^r, on account of the large dimensions and conspicuous habits of the insects. Having given this general glance at the order, we will now proceed to our examples. In the system which is adopted in this work, th? Lepidoptera are divided. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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