Illustrations Of Diurnal Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Text And Plates

Author : William C. Hewitson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365845294
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Vol. 1 written by William C. Hewitson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Vol. 1: Lycaenidae; Text The study of this very beautiful group of Butterflies seems to be beset with difficulties. Some strange anomalies attend them. Characters which in other Groups would be considered significant, seem here to mean nothing. Of two species, of which it would require the best skill of the artist to show the difference, the male of one has on the underside of the anterior wing a tuft of long hair attached to the inner margin, whilst the other is without it. Of two other species equally alike, one has a spot on the centre of the anterior wing (formed usually by the different disposition of the scales) which can some times be seen only in one particular light, whilst the other, so nearly allied to it that it requires an accurate eye to note the difference, is without it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.