Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . v accurate,for the tip of the wing is black,in which respect it agrees withthe female. The orange of themale adjoins and is below thisblack tip. A little in front ofthe centre of the fore-wingsis a variable black spot, largerin the female than in the male ;otherwise the wings are white,more or less tinged with greenish - grey clouding ofthe hind-wings is due to themarkings on the under sideshowing through to the upperside. On the under sid(> tluhind-wing is seen to be covered with connected blotches of greyish-green
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . v accurate,for the tip of the wing is black,in which respect it agrees withthe female. The orange of themale adjoins and is below thisblack tip. A little in front ofthe centre of the fore-wingsis a variable black spot, largerin the female than in the male ;otherwise the wings are white,more or less tinged with greenish - grey clouding ofthe hind-wings is due to themarkings on the under sideshowing through to the upperside. On the under sid(> tluhind-wing is seen to be covered with connected blotches of greyish-green, whichappear to have considerable value in hiding the butterfly when at rest. Itoften selects for this purpose one of the smaller umbelliferous plants, such asbeaked parsle\ or wild carrot. The fore-wings are dropped between the twohind ones, which are raised over the back in the usual butterfly resting fasliion,and the mottled wing then appears to be merclv an extension of the flowermass—the white spaces between the greenish bk)tches representing the Photo b\\ The Hornet-Fly. [E. Steb, This, one of tht- largest of our two-winged flics, belongs to a family knowncollectively as robber-flies, from their habits of pouncing upon other Insects ofaU kinds and destroying them. In the grub stage they live in the earth, attackingother Insects, particularly the grubs of beetles. The example here shown,four times the natural size, is the male—the female is considerably the larger. EucIiIol; cardaniines
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