Project Gutenberg 2024-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 218 Wilkes, Benjamin 1749 The English moths and butterflies : $b Together with the plants, flowers, and fruits whereon they feed, and are usually found. $aLondon :$bWilkes, $c1749. Frank van Drogen, A Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The English Moths and Butterflies" by Benjamin Wilkes is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. This work meticulously catalogues various species of moths and butterflies found in England, accompanied by detailed illustrations capturing their beauty and diversity. The book also examines the plants, flowers, and fruits that these insects feed on, providing a comprehensive natural history of the subjects discussed. At the start of the publication, the author addresses the Royal Society of London and outlines the purpose of his work, which is grounded in careful observation and experimentation on the life cycles of these creatures. He describes the stages from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and ultimately to adult moth or butterfly, emphasizing the beautiful diversity in their forms and colors. The introduction sets a reflective tone on the importance of studying nature and details the methodology for observing and collecting specimens, hinting at the engaging insights that will follow in the subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20070209042223wilkes 1749 GB Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Butterflies -- Great Britain QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 339226 2025-09-29T06:56:38.384609 text/html 307574 2024-05-13T19:12:32 text/html 14493235 2025-09-29T06:56:52.743530 application/epub+zip 14490846 2025-09-29T06:56:42.787568 application/epub+zip 227888 2025-09-29T06:56:40.582589 application/epub+zip 14633317 2025-09-29T06:56:58.248517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14098254 2025-09-29T06:56:50.573596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200901 2025-09-29T06:56:34.684624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180970 2024-05-13T19:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15319 2025-09-29T06:56:58.408506 application/rdf+xml 13134 2025-09-29T06:56:40.910584 image/jpeg 2618 2025-09-29T06:56:40.745573 image/jpeg 99934515 2025-09-29T06:56:39.587635 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia