First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . Fig. 128 —Front view of head of butterfly, oc, compourd eyes; a, antennae; cl,clypeus; Z&, labium; ffc, maxillae ortongue.* (Magnified 10 times.) the two accessory jaws (maxillae), which unite to form atube. By looking at our specimen after the scales havebeen rubbed ofE the head, which may be done by a stumpyhair-pencil, it will appear somewhat as in Pig. 128 of the Fig. 129.—Sectinii of butterflys tongue, the two maxiitse uniting to form thefood-passage c; <r, trachea; n, nerves; m, muscles of one side. (Magnified125 times.) Arc
First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . Fig. 128 —Front view of head of butterfly, oc, compourd eyes; a, antennae; cl,clypeus; Z&, labium; ffc, maxillae ortongue.* (Magnified 10 times.) the two accessory jaws (maxillae), which unite to form atube. By looking at our specimen after the scales havebeen rubbed ofE the head, which may be done by a stumpyhair-pencil, it will appear somewhat as in Pig. 128 of the Fig. 129.—Sectinii of butterflys tongue, the two maxiitse uniting to form thefood-passage c; <r, trachea; n, nerves; m, muscles of one side. (Magnified125 times.) Archippus butterfly. This represents a front view of thehead: cl is the front or visor, and Ih indicates the upperlip; tk is the tongue, cut off to show the tube in the mid-dle. An idea how it works can be seen by looking at BUTTERFLY ANB OTHER 8GALT-WINQBD INSECTS. 119 Fig. 139, which represents a cross-view of that of the Da-nais butterfly. The maxillae in some moths, such as thegreat, green, tailed Luna moth, are short and separate, likea pair of blades. Now the tongue of the butterfly is formedby the union of these two blade-like maxillae; and they areso closely united together as to form a hollow tube (c),through which the nectar is sucked, so that it passes into
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