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Title: The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects (Insecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea) : being an adaptation, for English readers, of M. Émile Blanchard's "Metamorphoses, moeurs et instincts des insects;" and a compilation from the works of Newport, Charles Darwin, Spence Bate, Fritz Müller, Packard, Lubbock, Stainton, and others
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891 Blanchard, Emile, 1819-1900. Metamorphoses, moeurs et instincts des insects Conger, Paul S., former owner. DSI Abbott, Charles C., former owner. DSI
Subjects: Insects Insects Myriapoda Arachnida Crustacea
Publisher: Philadelphia : Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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and common tastes, and curious arethe longings of the beautiful for the vulgar. The great PoplarButterfly loves the moisture of horse dung, and leaves the treetops to dip its trunk in the nauseous mess : then is the timefor the butterfly net. A large greenish caterpillar which moves very slowly, andlooks remarkably stupid and dull, lives during the month ofMay upon the tops of aspen, willow, and poplar trees, whoseconstant motion must be very dangerous to it. The feet of thelarva are not well furnished with the means of clinging on, butthe creature makes use of its spinners and completely covers theleaves upon which it feeds, so that the wind may blow as muchas it likes, providing the leaves do not come off. This Nymplialisilia is a large butterfly with dark wings and yellowish white spotsupon them, the whole having beautiful violet tints in certain lights.It flies near long rows of poplars, especially if there is any waternear, and loves the shade of the meadows close to great woods.
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THE METAMURTHOSES OF THE MARHLED WHITE (ArgCSalathea). THE SATVRIDI. 85 The fine Purple Emperor, Apatiira iris, whose caterpillars liveon the oak trees, is one of the gems of all collections. Itsmagnificence is greater than its gentility, for Mr. Stainton accusesthis monarch of the Lrpidoptcra of having a penchant for home-made gooseberry wine, and for leaving his realms in the air inorder to seek the shades of a gooseberry bush. M. Pierretsays it condescends to still lower tastes, and the only satisfac-tion is that they lead it to destruction. All these species ofthe old genus NympJialis prefer sucking very nasty things orthe sweeter sap and gum of plants and trees to enjoying thenectar of flowers. The Satyridi are world-wide butterflies. In Europe theyare to be found on open plains, arid downs, the road side,forests, and even on the mountains amidst the everlasting snow.From spring to autumn the tawny, grey, and brown butterfliesare constantly flying here and there, but for short di

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