. The butterfly book;. 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 Hesperiidce, the w
. The butterfly book;. 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 Hesperiidce, the wings of which are refractory. When the insect has been pinned ^^ c ^.- x. a a • a ^ Fig. 53.—Setting-board designed upon the setting-board or setting- by the author. The wings of the block, the next step is to set the f^^Pt are held in place by strips of ^ tracing-muslin, such as is used by wings jn the position which they engineers. The grooves at the side are to maintain when the specimen f'^'l ^« ^old the board in place in .^ the drying-box. (bee 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 The. 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 co.
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