Category: Science - Biology
As is the case with all other Lepidoptera, butterflies pass through three very distinct stages before they attain the perfect form. These stages are:--1. The egg (_ovum_, plural _ova_). 2. The caterpillar (_larva_, _larvæ_). 3. The chrysalis (_pupa_, _pupæ_). The perfect insec...
The Swallow-tail butterfly is the only British member of the extensive and universally distributed sub-family Papilioninæ, which includes some of the largest as well as the most...
2. Part I., in the "Cambridge Natural History," where also will be foundThe second stage is that of the caterpillar, and in some species, such as the Red Admiral, this is of very short duration, a few weeks only, whilst in others, as for example the...
1. PART I.As is the case with all other Lepidoptera, butterflies pass through three very distinct stages before they attain the perfect form. These stages are:--1. The egg (_ovum_, plural...