. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 196 Marvels of Insect 7/. Uirm, : (.liKYSALIS Ol- MlSK-llKliTLE. Ill IhU ', vvliiHi i- 111. iLtn.»l -i/i' "t tlic chrv-^ilw. luml ot tin l,,irt-(>f thc'fiitiirr h.'ftli Iw-iin «iil Ih,' ;iiitcniiii' laid V^-m ,) tli^n slfudiT tips curved up. ,,âr nuuli smaller staK-bcetlc. though the long. Inl antenna- of the Indian beetle give it a quit- ililferent appearance. Its grub is of enormous size, and bores into the trunk of the niango-tr
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 196 Marvels of Insect 7/. Uirm, : (.liKYSALIS Ol- MlSK-llKliTLE. Ill IhU ', vvliiHi i- 111. iLtn.»l -i/i' "t tlic chrv-^ilw. luml ot tin l,,irt-(>f thc'fiitiirr h.'ftli Iw-iin «iil Ih,' ;iiitcniiii' laid V^-m ,) tli^n slfudiT tips curved up. ,,âr nuuli smaller staK-bcetlc. though the long. Inl antenna- of the Indian beetle give it a quit- ililferent appearance. Its grub is of enormous size, and bores into the trunk of the niango-tree. Such succulent morsels as tluse long-horn grubs arc in some parts bx the natives as food. Our own tanner ⢠is a large beetle, ;i- long as the ninsk-bcctU', but much wider. Tlu' grub 1- more than two inches in length, and attacks oaks ami other trees. , , . But these giants arc mostlv of dark-brown colou. and therefore, in spite of their si/.e, are less conspicuous than some of their smah, but brilliantlv coloured relation-. There i- tor esam)-:.-, our violet beauty- that bores nil" pinewood. In length of body it measures only half an inch but Ihe .olour with which it is entirely covered 1- the deepest, darkest blue. This may not sound like brilliance : but the surface is so roughened that the light , atches all the minute jirojections and makes them gleam. -\ slightly smaller beetle,' found on the Continent, is ol a brighter blue, but might easily be mistaken for it, il the larger, rather globular fore-bods' of the violet beautv did not offer a mark of easy distinction. Bird-winged Butterflies. In the tropic- of the Old World there are found several species of butterflir- whic la oiue'attract attention 111 a museum or private collection on account of .superior size. When the wings are expanded to their ful extent, as o 1 ctor likes to dispose them, these measure from tip to tip of he ore-wings s, u- Ig between six and nine inches. As these wings are rathe
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