BUTTERFLY PUPAE WING SCALES (1896), histological examination. “It appeared that during early pupal life the wings are as transparent as glass, but that from five to ten days before emergence, they become opaque, and pure white. After this, a dull ochre-yellow or drab color suffuses the wings, tinging all parts except those that are destined to become the white spots of the mature wing, these always remains pure white.” Brilliant Victoriana!
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022