. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 100 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. CHAPTER THE LITTLE WOOD-BROWNIES. .EFORE the next meeting the boys searched faithfully through all the woods and thickets, and many a poor brownie yielded up its little life and took its place on a cork. " I always call these butterflies Quakers," said the teacher, as he commenced his lecture. "They do not appear in the brilliant colors worn by butterflies that love flowers and sunshine, but, dressed in Quaker drab, they seek the quiet and retirement of the woods, wh
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 100 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. CHAPTER THE LITTLE WOOD-BROWNIES. .EFORE the next meeting the boys searched faithfully through all the woods and thickets, and many a poor brownie yielded up its little life and took its place on a cork. " I always call these butterflies Quakers," said the teacher, as he commenced his lecture. "They do not appear in the brilliant colors worn by butterflies that love flowers and sunshine, but, dressed in Quaker drab, they seek the quiet and retirement of the woods, where they flit about in graceful circles over the shady beds of ferns and woodland grasses. These Quakers belong to the genus Hipparchia. They possess several distinguishing fea- tures, the most prominent of which is the enlargement of the veins of the fore wings near the shoulder. I shall describe some of the different ; There the teacher stopped, and selected a box from those on his table, which he held up before the boys. " I think," said he, "that this little butterfly is more beautiful than any other of the Quakers. It is called Hipparchia Eurytris. It is found in the thick woods where the air is damp and cool. It always seeks the shade rather than the 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 Conant, Helen Peters Stevens, 1839-1899. Boston, Ticknor and Fields
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