. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . esigns to fly to a considerable dis-tance, it ascends and descends alternately; going sometimes to the right,sometimes to the left, without any apparent reason. Upon closer examina-tion, however, it will be found that it flies thus irregularly in pursuit of itsmate; and as dogs bait and quarter the ground in pursuit of their game, sothese insects traverse the air, in quest of their mates, whom they can dis-cover at more than a mile distance. This tribe
. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . esigns to fly to a considerable dis-tance, it ascends and descends alternately; going sometimes to the right,sometimes to the left, without any apparent reason. Upon closer examina-tion, however, it will be found that it flies thus irregularly in pursuit of itsmate; and as dogs bait and quarter the ground in pursuit of their game, sothese insects traverse the air, in quest of their mates, whom they can dis-cover at more than a mile distance. This tribe of insects has been divided into diurnal and nocturnal flies; or,more properly speaking, into butterflies and moths ; the one flying only byday, the other most usually on the wing in the night. They may be easilydistinguished from each other, by their antennae or feelers; those of theWtterfly being clubbed, or knobbed at the end ; those of the moth, taperingfiner and finer to a point. To express it technically, the antennae of butter-flies are clavated; those of moths are filiform. 860 INSECTA—BUTTERFLY. THE SWALLOW-TAILED BUTTERFLY,^. Is reckoned the most superb of the British species. It is not widely diffused,but occurs in the New Forest, and near Beverly and Bristol. The wingsare tailed, with both surfaces alike ; yellow with a brown border, in whichare yellow lunules; the angle of the tail is fulvous. The larvae feed onumbelliferous plants; the caterpillar is green, banded with black, markedwith a row of red spots. There are two broods, of which the first appears inMay, having all the winter been in the pupa state ; the second comes forthin August. THE PAINTED LADY B U T T E R F L Y^ Is a species not very common. In some seasons, these insects appear inconsiderable numbers, and then again are not seen for several years. Inpoint of beauty, this has the highest claim of all; its wings are indented, 1 Papilio Tnachaon, Lin. * Vanessa urticce, LiN. INSECTA—SPHINX CAROLmA.
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