LITTLE BLUE BOOK NO. 796
Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius
Vance Randolph, B. Sc., A.M.
Drawings by Peter Quinn
HALDEMAN-JULIUS COMPANY
GIRARD, KANSAS
Copyright, 1925,
Haldeman-Julius Company.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
| Chapter I. Books About Butterflies | 7 |
| Linnaeus—Clerck—Fabricius—Peter Cramer—Hübner—Smithand Abbot—Boisduval andLeConte—Harris—Morris—W. H. Edwards—S.H. Scudder—G. H. French—C. J. Maynard—W.J. Holland—William G. Wright—Longstaff—C.M. Weed. | |
| Chapter II. The Butterfly’s Body | 12 |
| The Head, Eyes, and Mouth Parts—The Thorax,Wings, and Legs—The Abdomen—The DigestiveApparatus—The Circulatory System—TheRespiratory Tract—The Excretory Organs—TheNervous System—The Reproductive Organs. | |
| Chapter III. Butterfly Metamorphosis | 19 |
| The First Stage or Egg—The Second or LarvalStage—The Third or Pupal Stage—TheFourth Stage or Imago. | |
| Chapter IV. The Case of the Red Silverwing | 23 |
| Oviposition—The Egg—The Emergence of theCaterpillar—The Caterpillar—Moulting—Pupation—TheChrysalis—Pupal Movements—TheAppearance of the Butterfly. | |
| Chapter V. The Classification of Butterflies | 33 |
| Subkingdoms, Classes, Orders and Suborders—TheFour Families—Subfamilies, Genera, andSpecies—The Value of Scientific Nomenclature—Varieties. | |
| Chapter VI. The Four Families | 38 |
| The Four-footed Butterflies—The Euploeinae—TheHeliconiinae—The Nymphalinae—TheSatyrinae—The Libytheinae—The Gossamer-wingedButterflies—The Lycaeninae—The Swallowtailsand their Allies—The Pierinae—ThePapilioninae—The Skippers. | |
| Chapter VII. Enemies and Protection | 55 |
| Protective Coloration—Offensive Odors andTastes—Warning Coloration—Protective Mimicry—Heliotropismand List—Feigning Death. | |
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