Common British insects, selected from typical beetles, moths and butterflies

abdomen accompanying woodcut antennæ appears band bark basal joint beak beautiful belonging beneath bird black spots blue body bold BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY British species brown burrows Butterfly called caterpillar chrysalis cocoon colour common conspicuous covered creature Crown 8vo curious dark edges eggs elytra elytron England entomologists example eyes feeds female full-fed genus Goat Moth Greek words green grey ground habits HAWK-MOTH head jaws known Lady-birds larva larvæ last joint Lepidoptera light lower wings male markings maxillæ Mezium middle Moth mottled nearly nervure pair of legs palpi peculiar perfect insect plants plentiful Plume Moths popular name popularly present species pretty punctured pupa pupal Purple Emperor resemblance scarcely Scolytus seen segment shape shining side signifying slender sometimes specific name specimens spiracles Stag Beetle striæ stripes tail tarsi thorax tibiæ trees Trichopteryx upper pair upper wings variable vols Weevils yellow