. The butterfly book : a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Specimens distance. As a rule, the wings of all specimens should be mounted at a uniform elevation of about seven eighths of an inch above the point of the pin. This is known as the " continental method " of mounting, and is infinitely prefer- able to the old-fashioned "English method," in which the insect was pinned low down upon the pin, so that its wings touched the surface of. the box. Setting-blocks are most advanta- geou
. The butterfly book : a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Specimens distance. As a rule, the wings of all specimens should be mounted at a uniform elevation of about seven eighths of an inch above the point of the pin. This is known as the " continental method " of mounting, and is infinitely prefer- able to the old-fashioned "English method," in which the insect was pinned low down upon the pin, so that its wings touched the surface of. the box. Setting-blocks are most advanta- geously employed in setting small species, especially the Hesperiidtv, the wings of which are refractory. When the insect has been pinned c . j ^ • j riG. 53.—Setting-board designed upon the settmg-board or settmg- by the author. The wings of the block, the next step is to set the 1"^^!^^ are held in place by strips of . tracing-muslin, such as is used by wmgS jn the position which they engineers. The grooves at the side are to maintain when the specimen serve to hold the board in place in . ui J -ru- • the drying-box. (See Fig. 59.) is thoroughly dry. This is accom- plished by means of what are known as " setting-needles" (Fig. 56). Setting-needles may be easily made by simply stick- ing ordinary needles into wooden matches from which the tips have been removed. In drawing the wings into position, care should be taken to plant the setting-needle behind the strong nervure on the costal margin of the wing; otherwise the wings are lia- ble to be torn and disfigured. The rule in setting lep-. 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. New York : Doubleday & McClure
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