Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 495
,because the marks so closely resemble letters ofthe alphabet. The particular butterfly shown inthe photograph, which is of European origin, hasa white W on each hind wing, and the butter-fly is called W-album, that is, white W. A well-known Indian butterfly goes by thename of map because the… … THE MAP BUTTERFLY. on their wings. Investigation has shown that theIndian shawl-weavers have, from time immemo- :9i3-] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 943 rial, copied their designs and colors from thesebutterflies wings. The exact utility of these marks and patterns,
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