Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 496
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, … THE SHAWL BUTTERFLY. and of many others which might be instanced, ismysterious; but if our knowledge were more per-fect, we should probably realize that they benefitthe insect, perhaps by disguising it when at restin its natural surroundings, or in some other wayassisting it to avoid its enemies.…
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