The Illustrated Book of BRITISH BUTTERFLIES 1893 A Rare Practical Manual For Collectors and Naturalists 269 pages Printable Instant Download

Digital PDF Book Instant Download. The Illustrated Book of BRITISH BUTTERFLIES A Rare Practical Manual For Collectors and Naturalists BY W. J. LUCAS, B.A. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR. If you have any interest in British Butterflies then this is a great book to have in your collection. The original edition of this Rare Book was printed in 1893 My Personal 100% Guarantee To You If you Buy this Book and after reading it, You feel that You did not get Your Money's worth from it, Message me and I will cancel your purchase and Refund Your Money. And You Can Keep The Book as My Personal Gift To You. PREFACE. Among the many beautiful objects which the student of Nature finds awaiting his attention, the Butterflies will be allowed by most to take a very prominent place, adding as they do another to the many charms of the flower-decked summer-fields. To assist the large and ever-increasing body of naturalists who make Butterflies their pursuit, "THE BOOK OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES " has been written. Though primarily intended for beginners it is not a book for mere collectors only, but one that will assist, it is hoped, those who take up the subject in the true entomological spirit a spirit that seems to be on the increase at the present day one that speedily transforms the collector into an observing and experimental entomologist. With this object in view, while a popular style has been employed and abstruse matter has been studiously avoided, the subject has been treated with sufficient fulness, it is hoped, to enable anyone wishing to do so, to work at these insects in all stages of their life-history. It might be thought perhaps that the Butterflies are thoroughly worked out already, but this is quite a mistake, and the lover of this grand division of lepidopterous insects will find that, as in all other cases, the further he goes the more there is to learn. Of the earlier life-history of many species we have very indefinite and unsatisfactory knowledge of some, indeed, we know scarcely anything, even of the best known our knowledge is none too perfect. In this department then, the aspiring naturalist has a wide field before him a fact which he indeed might perceive from the gaps that occur in the present volume. A great feature of this book is the number of illustrations. Most of the figures of the imagines, both upper and under-surface, were made from the author's drawings of the insects, but in some cases they were prepared from photographs taken direct from nature, the insects in the latter case being kindly lent by Messrs. Watkins and Doncaster of 36, Strand. As often as possible the figures of larvae and pupae were drawn from actual specimens; but where these could not be procured assistance was obtained from Buckler's "Larvae of the British Butterflies," published by the Ray Society; the larva of Danais erippus was taken from a cut that appeared a few years since in The Entomologist. Descriptions of the larvae and pupae have been compared with those of Buckler, Newman, and others, and assistance sometimes was obtained from the same sources. The periodicals on the subject have frequently been laid under contribution, and the last twenty-one years of The Entomologist carefully searched to see how far the records there agreed with the usually given lists of localities. The order, nomenclature, and synonymy of genera and species are those of South's new "Entomologist Synonymic List." W. J. LUCAS. KINGSTON-ON-THAMES, June, 1893. CONTENTS. I. INTRODUCTION. 1 II. PAPILIONIDAE. 35 III. NYMPHALIDAE. 74 IV. LYCAENIDAE. 164 V. ERYCINIDAE. 205 VI. HESPERIIDAE. 208 VII. COLLECTOR'S CALENDAR. 224 GENERAL INDEX. 239 INDEX OF FOOD-PLANTS. 244 This scarce antiquarian book is from our Rare Books Recycled Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical books, we have chosen to Digitize this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other Digitizing issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's rare works of literature that would not normally be available. This Book is intended for education and informational purposes only. Our modification and restoration process of this book, has resulted in our creating a new work (restored or annotated or improved work), that gives us a clear and novated copyright to this modified version. Please note. 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