The colours of animals : their meaning and use, especially considered in the case of insects (1890)
Poulton, Edward Bagnall, Sir, 1856-1943 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 159
VARIABLE PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCE IN INSECTS 131 mination of the upper and lower colours. The bottom of a shallow wooden box was covered with alternate areas of black and gilt paper, and partitions were fixed along the lines where the two colours came into … in a vertical position Fig. 30— The larva of Small Tortoiseshell Butter- fly suspended in a tube of which the upper towards a strong compartment is lined with gilt, the lower with black ; x 2. s. Boss of silk. b. Black, c. Card- light, so that the board, g. Gilt. partitions became horizontal…
Animals · Insects
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