. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK rather inaccessible, I did not revisit it until the twentieth of July, when I received a message from the head gardener— a most intelligent Scotchman whom I had interested in the subject—saying that the plants were in full bloom. That afternoon, with an enthusias- tic young natural- ist friend and his camera, I went to the park, and along the water driveway saw thousands upon thousands of tall stalks of drooping whit
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK rather inaccessible, I did not revisit it until the twentieth of July, when I received a message from the head gardener— a most intelligent Scotchman whom I had interested in the subject—saying that the plants were in full bloom. That afternoon, with an enthusias- tic young natural- ist friend and his camera, I went to the park, and along the water driveway saw thousands upon thousands of tall stalks of drooping white lilies. Each stalk was protect- ed at the base by a great number of sword-like leaves which stood out stiffly and made it somewhat difficult to approach the flowers. When we began to examine these, we found that the lower blossoms on a pan- icle were invariably faded, and that in many cases the seed- pods were well developed. Were we too late for the moths ? If not, they should be found hiding within the lily bells. The boy was the first to locate an insect. He held back the petals in order that I might determine if it were a Pronuba. It. Pronuba moth in the flower (two-thirds life sixe;. 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 Robertson-Miller, Ellen, 1859-1937. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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