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Butterflies and Moths, Shown to the Children

Wood, Theodore, 1862-1923; Chisholm, Louey, 1863-1948 [Editor]; Kelman, Janet Harvey, 1873-1957 [Illustrator]· 2 chapters· 20,387 words

The Fritillaries are handsome golden-brown butterflies, with black blotches and streaks on the upper surface of all the wings, and a number of beautiful silvery spots upon the lower surface of the hinder ones. Nine different kinds are found in Great Britain, but one of these--...

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1. PART I

The Fritillaries are handsome golden-brown butterflies, with black blotches and streaks on the upper surface of all the wings, and a number of beautiful silvery spots upon the l...

2. PART II

The “hawk moths” are so called because their flight is so swift and strong, very much like that of a hawk. Most of them come out soon after sunset on warm summer evenings, and y...