Excerpt from Butterflies and Moths of North America This Pamphlet is the result of numerous applications from beginners in many parts of the country, for information as to the methods of capturing, preserving, classifying, &c., Lepidoptera (butterflies and Moths) and I have endeavored to give such notes as lay in my power, the result of a lifetime devoted to studying and collecting in this branch of Natural Science. Almost the first thing the beginner wishes to know, after he has made a few captures and finds butterflies are not all alike, and not confined to two or three kinds, viz., little yellow ones and big red or black ones, is whether they have names and what those names are. In default of being able to obtain this in formation, ten to one he will give them names of his own invention, probably derived from some peculiarity, real or fancied, of form or colour. Then comes the desire to obtain literature on the subject; then to get specimens from other localities as soon as he becomes aware that those of Calabar are not the same as those of Kentucky; and so one thing leads to the other until, from the little acorn sown by chance, a goodly tree doth grow and flourish. To give some plain information that will tend a little to lighten the labor of the beginner, (perhaps far away from good collections, libraries and con genial companions, ) has been my object, as also to increase my correspondence with many students and collectors, both new and old, in various parts of this country as well as abroad, with whom I have not as yet had the pleasure of communicating. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.