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" ... with each other as much as possible; after which, they will frequently return again to the identical sprigs from whence they ascended. The wings of this fine species are of a stronger texture than those of any other in Britain, and more calculated... "
Lepidoptera Britannica;: sistens digestionem novam insectorum Lepidopterorum ... - Page 7
by Adrian Hardy Haworth - 1803 - 609 pages
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The Entomologist's Useful Compendium: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge ...

George Samouelle - Entomology - 1819 - 532 pages
...stronger texture than those of any other in Britain, and more calculated for that gay and powerful flight which is so much admired by entomologists. The Purple...thus emulating the motions of that source of all his strength, the sun. The females, like those of many other species, are very rarely seen on the wing:...
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Time's Telescope

Almanacs, English - 1824 - 452 pages
...sprigs from which they each ascended. The purple emperor commences his aerial movements from" ten till twelve o'clock in the morning, but does not perform...till noon ; decreasing them after this hour until he ceases to fly, about four in the afternoon.' The peacock butterfly (p. loj , whose wings are of a brownish...
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The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits

Young lady - Great Britain - 1829 - 542 pages
...stronger texture than those of any other in Britain, and more calculated for that gay and powerful flight which is so much admired by entomologists. The Purple...thus emulating the motions of that source of all his strength, the sun. The females, like those of many other species, are very rarely seen on the wing;...
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Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Volume 4

William Bingley - 1829 - 380 pages
...sprigs from which they each ascended. " The Purple Emperor commences his aerial movements from ten till twelve o'clock in the morning, but does not perform...noon ; decreasing them, after this hour, until he ceases to fly, about four in the afternoon." The females, like those of many other species, are rarely...
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Manual of the Arts, for Young People: Or, A Present for All Seasons

Archery - 1857 - 474 pages
...stronger texture than those of any other in Britain, and more calculated for that gay and powerful flight which is so much admired by entomologists. The Purple...thus emulating the motions of that source of all his strength, the sun. The females, like those of many other species, are very rarely seen on the wing;...
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A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera, Part 1

William Forsell Kirby - Butterflies - 1896 - 484 pages
...stronger texture than those of any other in Britain, and more calculated for that gay and powerful flight which is so much admired by entomologists. " The Purple...movements from ten to twelve o'clock in the morning, and does not perform his loftiest flights till noon, decreasing them after this hour, until he quite...
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