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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 118

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THE COBWEB BUTTERFLY. Even the broken ends of the twigs are veryplainly seen and as the butterfly rests on a driedbranch or in the grass the deception is so perfect that it takes a good eye to see the little insect.Sometimes this butterfly is called the Dry TwigButterfly, because the heavier,… … DARWINS ■■SINGING BUTTERFLY. of the twigs are emphasized and the lines thatcross the wings are less distinct. The other is the Singing Butterfly and is namedin that way because of a very peculiar noise thatit produces by either rubbing the wings againsteach other or by striking them against the…

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