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Lepidoptera

Dec 5/67/ Bates says he thought he had at last found the Dung-feeder with horns of a fixed form viz an Onthophagus with long horn palmated like fallow-deer, but then proves not fixed; Female horn not a rudiment - whilst in Phanæus generally a rudiment, & sometimes well-developed. Cannot conceive use. This invariable variability makes them good comparison with Beard of races of men.

Mr Trimen showed in a Butterfly sulphur yellow with black lines, which in Madagascar has female like male; whilst in S. Africa there are 3 or 4 females

 

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forms, mimicking other insects.

Mr B. female Lepidoptera & others with larger & slower flyers & B. says notorious that ♂ Butterflies harder to catch - & they often exist in great numbers, so that it wd be possible that they shd be rendered more beautiful without destruction of the species.