Insects : their life-histories and habits . ngs;while in the male only there is a large orange area at thetip of each fore-wing. When flying these insects arevery conspicuous, but as soon as they settle amongherbage they seem to drop out of existence; the reasonbeing that the underside of the hind-wings, betweenwhich the fore-wings are folded in repose, are mottledwith green and white in a manner which suggests an in-florescence, such as that of the plant called marsh the orange-tip butterflies frequently settle uponor near blooms of this kind the writer can vouch from hisown obs
Insects : their life-histories and habits . ngs;while in the male only there is a large orange area at thetip of each fore-wing. When flying these insects arevery conspicuous, but as soon as they settle amongherbage they seem to drop out of existence; the reasonbeing that the underside of the hind-wings, betweenwhich the fore-wings are folded in repose, are mottledwith green and white in a manner which suggests an in-florescence, such as that of the plant called marsh the orange-tip butterflies frequently settle uponor near blooms of this kind the writer can vouch from hisown observations ; and when the insect composes itself fora long rest, it tucks its body between its folded wings,and raises the latter in a characteristic manner—a habitwhich greatly enhances the protective of our common blue butterflies look like theplantain heads and flowering grasses among which theyroost; and when settling for the night, or in dull, windyweather, they invariably turn head downwards. Indeed, : XX If. Pupae of Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) hanging among leaves of Sallow
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