Part 4 — INDEX
Reading edition
Abbreviata, 284
Abraxas, 279
Abruptaria, 273
Acherontia, 204
Acidalia, 275
Acidaliidæ, 275
Aciptilia, 295
Acronycta, 240
Actæon, 199
Adela, 304
Adippe, 159
Admiral, Red, 168
Admiral, White, 170
Ægon, 189
Æscularia, 281
Æthiops, 175
Aglaia, 158
Aglossa, 291
Agriopis, 258
Agrotis, 250
Albulata, 283
Alucita, 295
Amataria, 276
Amphidasydæ, 271
Amphidasys, 272
Amphipyridæ, 254
Anaitis, 289
Angle Shades, 258
Anisopteryx, 281
Antennæ, 5
Antiopa, 167
Antiqua, 228
Antithesia, 301
Apamea, 247
Apameidæ, 244
Apatura, 171
Apiformis, 213
Aplecta, 259
Aporia, 141
Aprilina, 258
Arctia, 221
Areola, 261
Argiolus, 193
Argus, Brown, 189
Argus, Wood, 175
Argynnis, 154
Arion, 194
Arrangement of specimens, 136
Arundinis, 243
Asphalia, 238
Astrarche, 189
Atalanta, 168
Athalia, 163
Atomaria, 278
Atropos, 204
August Thorn, 271
Aurella, 306
Aurinia, 161
Aversata, 276
Axylia, 245
Bætica, 188
Bapta, 277
Basilinea, 247
Bath White, 146
Batis, 237
Beating for moths, 83
Beautiful Carpet, 286
Beautiful China Mark, 293
Bellargus, 191
Betulæ, 183
Betularia, 272
Bicolorata, 285
Bifida, 234
Bilineata, 287
Binaria, 232
Biston, 271
Black Arches, 227
Black Hairstreak, 184
Black-veined White, 141
Blood Vein, 276
Blue-bordered Carpet, 285
Blue Chalk Hill, 192
—— Clifden, 191
—— Common, 190
—— Holly, 193
—— Large, 194
—— Mazarine, 193
—— Silver-studded, 189
—— Small, 194
—— Tailed, 188
Boarmia, 273
Boarmiidæ, 272
Bombyces, 217
Bombycidæ, 229
Bombycoidæ, 240
Bombyx, 229
Bordered White, 279
Botys, 293
Brassicæ (Pieris), 142
Brassicæ (Mamestra), 246
Bright-line Brown-eye, 260
Brimstone Butterfly, 152
Brimstone Moth, 269
Brindled Beauty, 271
Brindled Pug, 284
Broad-barred White, 257
—— bordered Bee Hawk, 211
—— —— Five spotted Burnet, 215
Brown Argus, 189
—— Hairstreak, 183
—— line Bright-eye, 242
—— Meadow, 178
—— Northern, 175
—— Tail, 226
Bryophila, 239
Bryophilidæ, 239
Bucephala, 236
Buff Ermine, 222
—— Tip, 236
Bullrush, 243
Bupalus, 279
Burnets, 215
Burnished Brass, 263
Butterflies—British, 139
—— antennæ of, 5
—— body, 3
—— catching, 64
—— eye, 3
—— legs, 8, 10
—— proboscis, 6
—— wings, 2, 8
Cabbage Moth, 246
Cabera, 277
Caberidæ, 276
Cabinets, 134
Caia, 221
Callimorpha, 220
C-Album, 164
Calymnia, 256
Camberwell Beauty, 167
Camelina, 235
Camptogramma, 287
Caradrina, 249
Caradrinidæ, 248
Cardamines, 148
Cardui, 169
Carpocapsa, 302
Carterocephalus, 201
Catching Butterflies, 64
—— moths, 82, 85
Caterpillar state, 22
Catocala, 265
Catocalidæ, 265
Cerastis, 256
Chalk-hill Blue, 192
Cheloniidæ, 220
Chequered Skipper, 201
Chestnut, 256
Chilo, 296
Chinese Character, 233
Chloroform bottle, 72
Chocolate Tip, 237
Chœrocampa, 207
Chrysalis state, 44
Chrysitis, 263
Chrysorrhœa, 226
Cidaria, 288
Cilix, 233
Cinnabar, 219
Cinxia, 162
Cirsiana, 301
Classification of Lepidoptera, 55
Clearwings, 212
Clifden Blue, 191
Clifden Nonpareil, 265
Clouded Silver, 277
Clouded Yellow, 151
Cœnonympha, 181
Coleophora, 305
Colias, 149
Collecting box, 73
Collecting larvæ, 101
—— ova, 99
—— pupæ, 108
Comes, 253
Comma, 164, 200
Common Blue, 190
—— Carpet, 286
Common Emerald, 274
—— Footman, 219
—— Heath, 278
—— Quaker, 255
—— Swift, 223
—— Wainscot, 243
—— Wave, 277
Complanella, 306
Conigera, 242
Copper—Large, 187
—— Small, 188
Corydon, 192
Cosmiidæ, 256
Cossidæ, 224
Cossus, 224
Coxcomb Prominent, 235
Crambi, 296
Crambus, 297
Cratægi, 141
Cream-spot Tiger, 221
Cristana, 300
Crocallis, 270
Cucullatella, 218
Cucullia, 261
Cuprella, 304
Currant Clearwing, 213
Currant Moth, 279
Curtula, 237
Cyanide bottle, 68
Cymatophoridæ, 237
Daplidice, 146
Dark Crimson Underwing, 266
Dark Dagger, 241
Dark Green Fritillary, 158
Dark Hairstreak, 185
Death's-head Hawk, 204
Decoys, 96
Defoliaria, 281
Deilephila, 207
Dentina, 259
Depressaria, 304
Dicranura, 234
Dicranuridæ, 233
Didymata, 283
Diloba, 241
Dilutata, 282
Dingy Skipper, 198
Dispar, 187, 227
Diurnea, 303
Dominula, 220
Dot, 247
Drepana, 232
Drepanulidæ, 232
Drinker, 230
Duke of Burgundy, 196
Dun-bar, 256
Early Grey, 261
Edusa, 151
Egeria, 175
Eggs, 16
Elephant Hawk, 207
Elinguaria, 270
Elpenor, 208
Ematurga, 278
Emmelesia, 283
Emperor Moth, 231
Emperor, Purple, 171
Endromidæ, 231
Endromis, 231
Ennomidæ, 269
Entomological pins, 76
Ephippiphora, 301
Ephyridæ, 275
Epinephele, 178
Epiphron, 174
Erebia, 174
Erycinidæ, 196
Eubolia, 289
Euboliidæ, 288
Euchelia, 219
Eucheliidæ, 219
Euchloë, 148
Euclidia, 264
Euclidiidæ, 264
Eugonia, 271
Euphorbiæ, 207
Euphrosyne, 156
Eupithecia, 283
Euplexia, 258
Eurrhypara, 292
Exanthemata, 277
Exclamationis, 250
Eyed Hawk, 208
Fagella, 303
Farinalis, 292
Fidoniidæ, 278
Figure of Eight, 241
Filipendulæ, 215
Flame, 245
Flame Shoulder, 252
Flavago, 256
Flavicornis, 238
Flounced Rustic, 246
Fluctuata, 287
Forester, 214
Forficalis, 293
Fraxini, 265
Fritillaries, 154
Fritillary, Dark Green, 158
—— Glanville, 162
—— Greasy, 161
—— Heath, 163
—— High Brown, 159
—— Pearl-bordered, 156
—— Queen of Spain, 156
—— Silver-washed, 159
—— Small Pearl-bordered, 154
Galatea, 173
Galleria, 298
Gamma, 264
Garden Carpet, 287
Garden Dart, 251
Garden Pebble, 293
Gemmaria, 273
Geoffrella, 305
Geometra, 274
Geometræ, 268
Geometridæ, 274
Ghost Swift, 223
Gipsy, 227
Glaucata, 233
Goat Moth, 224
Gonodactyla, 294
Gonoptera, 264
Gonopteridæ, 262
Gonopteryx, 152
Gortyna, 244
Gothic, 254
Grass Rivulet, 283
Grayling, 177
Grease, 127
Greasy Fritillary, 161
Green Hairstreak, 186
Green-chequered White, 146
Green Silver-lined, 217
Grizzled Skipper, 197
Grey Arches, 259
Grey Dagger, 240
Grossulariata, 279
Hadena, 259
Hadenidæ, 257
Hairstreak, Black, 184
—— Brown, 183
—— Dark, 185
—— Green, 186
—— Purple, 185
—— White-letter, 184
Halia, 278
Hamellus, 297
Harpella, 305
Hawk Moths, 204
Heart and Dart, 250
Heath, Large, 179
—— Moth, 278
Heath, Small, 181
—— Fritillary, 163
Hecatera, 257
Helice, 151
Hemerophila, 273
Hemithea, 274
Hepialidæ, 223
Hepialus, 223
Herald Moth, 262
Hesperia, 198
Hesperiidæ, 197
Hexadactyla, 295
High Brown Fritillary, 159
Hirtaria, 271
Holly Blue, 193
Hornet Clearwing of Osier, 213
Hornet Clearwing of Poplar, 213
Hortuellus, 297
Humming-bird Hawk, 210
Humuli, 223
Hyale, 149
Hybernia, 280
Hyberniidæ, 280
Hydrocampa, 293
Hylophila, 217
Hyperanthus, 180
Hyponomeuta, 304
Ianira, 178
Ianthina, 252
Ibipennella, 305
Icarus, 190
Ichneumon flies, 25
Impura, 243
Ino, 214
Io, 167
Iris, 171
Jacobææ, 219
Kentish Glory, 231
Killing bottle, 68
Killing box, 70
Labial palpi, 6
Lace Border, 275
Lappet, 230
Larentia, 283
Larentiidæ, 282
Large Blue, 194
Large Copper, 187
Large Elephant, 208
Large Emerald, 274
Large Heath, 179
Large Skipper, 200
Large Tortoiseshell, 165
Large White, 142
Large Yellow Underwing, 253
Larvæ, 22
Larvæ Beating, 107
Larvæ, blowpipe for, 131
Larva boxes, 101
Larva cage, 115
Larvæ collecting, 101
Larvæ, glass for, 114
Larvæ rearing, 113
Lasiocampa, 230
Latona, 156
Laurel box, 70
Leaf Miners, 33, 303
Leaf Rollers, 33, 303
Lecheana, 300
Legs of Lepidoptera, 8, 10
Leioptilus, 295
Leopard Moth, 225
Lepidoptera—antennæ, 5
—— body, 3
—— classification of, 55
—— eggs of, 16
—— general characteristics, 1
—— legs of, 8, 10
—— metamorphoses, 14
—— proboscis, 6
—— wings, 2, 8
Lesser Broad Border, 252
Lesser Yellow Underwing, 253
Leucania, 242
Leucaniidæ, 242
Leucophasia, 149
Leucophæaria, 280
Libatrix, 262
Light Arches, 245
Light Emerald, 270
Light Traps, 87
Ligniperda, 224
Ligustri, 206
Lime Hawk, 210
Limenitis, 170
Limitata, 289
Lineola, 199
Liparidæ, 226
Lithosia, 218
Lithosiidæ, 219
Lithoxylea, 245
Lobophora, 285
Lobster Moth, 28
Lophopteryx, 235
Lubricipeda, 222
Lucina, 196
Lucipara, 258
Lulworth Skipper, 199
Luperina, 246
Lupulinus, 223
Luteolata, 269
Lycæna, 183, 188
Lycænidæ, 183
Macariidæ, 278
Machaon, 139
Macroglossa, 210
Maiden's Blush, 275
Malvæ, 197
Mamestra, 246
Mania, 254
Marbled Beauty, 239
Marbled Minor, 248
Margaritaria, 270
Marsh Moth, 281
Marsh Ringlet, 181
Marvel-du-jour, 258
Maura, 254
Mazarine Blue, 193
Meadow Brown, 178
Meal Moth, 292
Megacephala, 241
Megæra, 177
Melanargia, 173
Melanthia, 285
Melitæa, 161
Mellonella, 298
Menthastri, 222
Meticulosa, 258
Metrocampa, 270
Mi, 264
Miana, 248
Micro-lepidoptera, 290
Minima, 194
Monacha, 227
Montanata, 286
Morpheus, 249
Mother-of-pearl, 293
Mother Shipton, 264
Moths, 203
—— antennæ of, 5
—— catching, 82
—— traps, 87
Mottled Rustic, 249
Mottled Umber, 281
Mundana, 218
Muslin Moth, 218
Nanata, 284
Napi, 145
Narrow-winged Pug, 284
Nebulosa, 259
Nemeobius, 196
Nemeophila, 220
Nepticula, 306
Nervosa, 304
Nets, 65, 87, 91
Netted Pug, 283
New Small Skipper, 199
Nigricans, 251
Nisoniades, 198
Noctua, 252
Noctuæ, 239
Noctuidæ, 249
Nola, 218
Nolidæ, 218
Nonagria, 243
Northern Brown, 175
Notodontidæ, 235
November Moth, 282
Nudaria, 218
Nupta, 266
Nycteolidæ, 217
Nymphalidæ, 154
Oak Eggar, 229
Oak Hook Tip, 232
Ocellatus, 208
Ochracea, 244
Ocneria, 227
Octomaculana, 301
Odonestis, 230
Old Lady, 254
Oleracea, 260
Oporabia, 282
Orange Tip, 148
Orgyia, 228
Ornata, 275
Orthosiidæ, 255
Osteodactylus, 295
Ova collecting, 99
Ova preserving, 130
Padellus, 304
Painted Lady, 169
Palæmon, 201
Pale Clouded Yellow, 149
Pallens, 243
Palpi, 6
Pamphilus, 181
Paphia, 159
Papilio, 139
Papilionaria, 274
Papilionidæ, 139
Pararge, 175
Pavonia, 231
Peach Blossom, 237
Peacock, 167
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 156
Pentadactyla, 295
Penthina, 300
Peppered Moth, 272
Perla, 239
Peronea, 300
Persicariæ, 247
Phalera, 236
Phlæas, 188
Phlogophora, 258
Phragmitellus, 296
Pieridæ, 141
Pinguinalis, 291
Piniaria, 279
Pink-barred Sallow, 256
Pins, 76
Pionea, 293
Plagiata, 289
Plantaginis, 220
Platyptilia, 294
Plecta, 252
Plusia, 263
Plusiidæ, 263
Polychloros, 165
Polyommatus, 187
Poplar Grey, 241
Poplar Hawk, 209
Poplar Kitten, 234
Populi, 209
Porcellus, 207
Porthesia, 226
Potatoria, 230
Prasinana, 217
Preserving larvæ, 131
—— ova, 130
—— pupæ, 133
Privet Hawk, 206
Proboscis, 6
Pronuba, 253
Pruni, 185
Pruniana, 300
Psi, 240
Psilura, 227
Pterophori, 294
Ptycholoma, 300
Punctaria, 275
Pupa state, 44
Pupæ collecting, 108
—— digging, 111
—— management of, 118
—— preserving, 133
Purple Emperor, 171
Purple Hairstreak, 185
Puss Moth, 235
Putris, 245
Pygæra, 237
Pygæridæ, 236
Pyralides, 291
Pyralis, 292
Pyrina, 225
Queen of Spain, 156
Quercifolia, 230
Quercinaria, 271
Quercus (Bombyx), 229
Quercus (Thecla), 185
Rapæ, 144
Rearing larvæ, 113
Red Admiral, 168
Red Underwing, 266
Relaxing, 125
Rhamni, 152
Riband Wave, 276
Ringlet, 180
—— Marsh, 181
—— Small, 174
Rubi, 186
Rumia, 269
Ruralis, 293
Rustic Shoulder-knot, 247
Salicella, 301
Sambucaria, 268
Saturnia, 231
Saturniidæ, 231
Satyridæ, 173
Satyrus, 177
Scalloped Oak, 270
Scarlet Tiger, 220
Sciaphila, 301
Segetum, 250
Selene, 154
Semele, 177
Semiargus, 193
Serena, 257
Sesia, 213
Sesiidæ, 212
Setting boards, 122
Shark, 261
Shears, 259
Short-cloaked, 218
Sibylla, 170
Silaceata, 288
Silver-ground Carpet, 286
Silver-spotted Skipper, 200
Silver-studded Blue, 189
Silver-washed Fritillary, 159
Silver Y, 264
Sinapis, 149
Six-spot Burnet, 215
Skippers, 196
Skipper, Chequered, 201
—— Dingy, 198
—— Grizzled, 197
—— Lulworth, 199
—— New Small, 199
—— Silver-spotted, 200
—— Small, 198
Sleeving, 116
Small Angle Shades, 258
—— Blue, 194
—— Copper, 188
—— Elephant, 207
—— Heath, 181
—— Magpie, 292
—— Mallow, 289
—— Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 154
—— Phœnix, 288
—— Ringlet, 174
—— Seraphim, 285
—— Skipper, 198
—— Tortoiseshell, 166
—— White, 144
Smerinthus, 208
Smoky Wainscot, 243
Sociata, 286
Speckled Wood, 175
Sphinges, 203
Sphingidæ, 204
Sphinx, 206
Spilosoma, 222
Sponsa, 266
Spring Usher, 280
Spurge Hawk, 207
Stabilis, 255
Stagnata, 293
Statices, 214
Stellatarum, 210
Store boxes, 135
Strigata, 274
Strigilis, 248
Stuffing insects, 126
Sugaring, 92
Sugaring net, 94
Sugar traps, 96
Swallow-tail Butterfly, 139
Swallow-tail Moth, 268
Swifts, 223
Sylvanus, 200
Syrichthus, 197
Tabby, 291
Tæniocampa, 255
Tages, 198
Tailed Blue, 188
Temerata, 277
Testacea, 246
Thaumas, 198
Thecla, 183
Thyatira, 237
Tiger, Common, 221
—— Cream-spot, 221
—— Scarlet, 220
—— Wood, 220
Tiliæ, 210
Timandra, 276
Tineæ, 303
Tipuliformis, 213
Tithonus, 179
Tortoiseshell, Large, 165
Tortoiseshell, Small, 166
Tortrices, 298
Treble Bar, 289
Trifolii, 215
Triphæna, 252
Tristellus, 297
Trochilium, 213
Turnip Moth, 250
Twin-spot Carpet, 283
Typhon, 181
Typica, 254
Umbratica, 261
Uropterygidæ, 268
Uropteryx, 268
Urticæ, 166
Urticata, 292
Vaccinii, 256
Vanessa, 164
Vapourer Moth, 228
Vauaria, 278
Venosata, 283
Versicolor, 231
Villica, 221
Vinula, 235
Viridana, 299
V moth, 278
W album, 184
Wainscots, 243
Wall Butterfly, 177
Waved Umber, 273
White Admiral, 170
—— Bath, 146
—— Black-veined, 141
—— Ermine, 222
—— Green-chequered, 146
—— Green-veined, 145
—— Large, 142
White-letter Hairstreak, 184
—— Marbled, 173
—— Small, 144
—— Wood, 149
Willow Beauty, 273
Wings, 2, 8
Wood Argus, 175
Wood Tiger, 220
Wood White, 149
Xanthia, 256
Xanthosetia, 302
Xylinidæ, 261
Xylocampa, 261
Xylophasia, 245
Xylosteana, 299
Yellow-horned, 238
Yellow Shell, 287
Zerenidæ, 279
Zeuzera, 225
Zoegana, 302
Zonosoma, 275
Zygæna, 215
Zygænidæ, 214
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Transcriber's Note
Some minor changes have been made to obvious format and punctuation inconsistencies. Other inconsistent usages have been retained except where obvious typographical errors have been corrected as follows:
Page vii '40' changed to '44' (IV. The Pupa or Chrysalis 44)
Page 97 'dicover' changed to 'discover' (... not being able to discover the 'entrance out,' ...)
Page 188 'Polyommatas' changed to 'Polyommatus' (The Small Copper (Polyommatus Phlæas))
Page 219 'Jacobæa' changed to 'Jacobææ' (Fig. 112.—The Larva of Jacobææ.)
Page 263 'rested' changed to 'crested' (The abdomen also is crested, ...)
Page 334 'Rannock' changed to 'Rannoch' (Rannoch Geometer (Brunneata))
Page 354 'Ibipenella' change to 'Ibipennella' (Ibipennella, 305)
Page 354 missing page reference added (Ichneumon flies, 25)
Page 355 'Leucophearia' changed to 'Leucophæaria' (Leucophæaria, 280)
Page 356 'Octomacularia' changed to 'Octomaculana' (Octomaculana, 301)
Page 358 'Tryphæna' changed to 'Triphæna' and moved to its alphabetical position in the index (Triphæna, 252)
Page 358 'Umbricata' changed to 'Umbratica' (Umbratica, 261)