. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. igS NATURE-STUDY. Fig. 58. Chrysalis of Milk- weed Butteriiy — Greer and Gold. malion of the chrysalis, and (lie emergence from it. Observe the way the calcrpiUar cuts away the edge of a leaf. See how its jaws work. Observe the way the butterfly uses his wings in flight and rest. Note how the wings are held up over the back and folded together when at rest. Place some flowers or a dish of sweetened water in the cage, and see how the insect uses its long proboscis or sucking tube. What does it do with the tube when not in use ? T
. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. igS NATURE-STUDY. Fig. 58. Chrysalis of Milk- weed Butteriiy — Greer and Gold. malion of the chrysalis, and (lie emergence from it. Observe the way the calcrpiUar cuts away the edge of a leaf. See how its jaws work. Observe the way the butterfly uses his wings in flight and rest. Note how the wings are held up over the back and folded together when at rest. Place some flowers or a dish of sweetened water in the cage, and see how the insect uses its long proboscis or sucking tube. What does it do with the tube when not in use ? The butterfly passes through four dis- tinct stages: the egg, the larva or cater- jiillar, the chrysalis or i)U])a, and the imago or the adult. This kind of growth is called indirect de- velopment or, perhaps better, complete metamorphism. Compjare \\ ith the locust. Other insects besides the butterflies have this kind of development, where the difi^er- ent stages are strikingly dilTerent from each other, such as the fly, beetle, bee, and ant, for example. Moths and butterflies belong to the order of Lepidoptera (Scale-winged), so called because of the colored scales on the wings. These scales are arranged hke the shingles on a roof. The fitie mealy substance that rubs off on the fingers when a moth or butterfly is handled consists of these scales. Moths are chiefly nocturnal insects, and. 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 Holtz, Frederick Leopold, 1870-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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