Sends drawing and description of butterfly discovered in Celebes. It is noteworthy for its colour, which plays a role in mating.
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Sends drawing and description of butterfly discovered in Celebes. It is noteworthy for its colour, which plays a role in mating.
Discusses case of colour display in butterfly.
Asks for reference to article on butterfly [see CD’s "Sexual colours of certain butterflies", Collected papers 2: 220–2].
Supports CD’s theory but doubts that butterfly life-cycle is consistent with it. Metamorphosis of butterflies is not comparable to that of other insects.
Comments on butterfly fertilisation of flowers.