Inside Out Library · Explore

The boy collector's handbook (1915)

Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York, R. M. McBride & co. · leaf 135

An illustration from The boy collector's handbook, 1915, leaf 135
quently con-fused and while there is little resemblance betweentypical forms of either group, yet certain speciesare difficult to distinguish. There are really manydifferences between moths and butterflies and be-fore you commence to collect them you should try tolearn these distinctions. Most… … How to distinguish a moth from a butterfly. Characteristics of mothat right and of butterflies at left slender bodies and thread-like antennae with en-larged tips, while most moths have rather thick,strong wings, stout, fuzzy bodies and feather-likeantennae. The majority of butterflies, when at…

Collectors and collecting

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The boy collector's handbook

More like this