. The butterflies of the British Isles. Butterflies. COLLECTING. 25 will then be required. This is made, as shown in Fig. 19, by fixing a fairly long and stout bristle, or a very fine needle, or a thin length of quill, in a cube of cork : the cork cube has a stoutish and sharp- pointed pin pushed through it as indi- cated. Having placed the first insect on the saddle with its body comfortably resting in the groove and the wings flush with the surface, the set- ting bristle is then brought into action. The point of the pin is rested on the saddle directly in the rear of the hind wing, and the t
. The butterflies of the British Isles. Butterflies. COLLECTING. 25 will then be required. This is made, as shown in Fig. 19, by fixing a fairly long and stout bristle, or a very fine needle, or a thin length of quill, in a cube of cork : the cork cube has a stoutish and sharp- pointed pin pushed through it as indi- cated. Having placed the first insect on the saddle with its body comfortably resting in the groove and the wings flush with the surface, the set- ting bristle is then brought into action. The point of the pin is rested on the saddle directly in the rear of the hind wing, and the top of the bristle touching the saddle in advance of the front wing. Tilt the pin slightly forward until the bristle presses lightly on the central area of the wings, then with the setting needle push the wings into the required position, and at the same time drive pin of bristle into the saddle. After the wings have been secured by means of braces (triangular pieces of thin card or stout paper, with a pin through the base of the triangle), proceed in the. Fig, 20. Brace and Band Modes of 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 South, Richard. London : F. Warne
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