Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 75
... wings of a thick texture , coloured sapphire - blue and orange , was only an occasional visitor . On certain days , when the weather was very calm , two small gilded species ( Symmachia Trochilus and Colubris ) literally swarmed on the ...
... wings of a thick texture , coloured sapphire - blue and orange , was only an occasional visitor . On certain days , when the weather was very calm , two small gilded species ( Symmachia Trochilus and Colubris ) literally swarmed on the ...
Page 77
... wings erect and folded together , though early in the morning , or when newly emerged from the chrysalis , they often expand them to the sun . Many , however , have special stations and attitudes . Some settle always on tree - trunks ...
... wings erect and folded together , though early in the morning , or when newly emerged from the chrysalis , they often expand them to the sun . Many , however , have special stations and attitudes . Some settle always on tree - trunks ...
Page 78
... wings resemble those of true swallow - tailed butterflies . Many Agaristidæ of the East are hardly inferior in splendour , while hosts of beautiful clear- wings and Ægeriidæ add greatly to the insect beauty of the equatorial zone . The ...
... wings resemble those of true swallow - tailed butterflies . Many Agaristidæ of the East are hardly inferior in splendour , while hosts of beautiful clear- wings and Ægeriidæ add greatly to the insect beauty of the equatorial zone . The ...
Page 79
... wings , and the distribution of the ribs or veins which form their framework . The minute scales or feathers with which the wings are clothed are coloured in regular patterns , which vary in accordance with the slightest change in the ...
... wings , and the distribution of the ribs or veins which form their framework . The minute scales or feathers with which the wings are clothed are coloured in regular patterns , which vary in accordance with the slightest change in the ...
Page 85
... wings and bodies , the latter in process of being devoured by hundreds of fire - ants . The celebrated Saüba ant of America ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) is allied to the preceding , but is even more destructive , though it seems to confine ...
... wings and bodies , the latter in process of being devoured by hundreds of fire - ants . The celebrated Saüba ant of America ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) is allied to the preceding , but is even more destructive , though it seems to confine ...
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