NOTES ON THE BUTTERFLIES
 I kept my specimens securely in a large box
swinging by ropes clear of the ground and with
inverted hollow cones of metal over the ends of
the ropes attached to the ceiling.
 The same with butterflies and moths as with
caterpillar and chrysalis, unless precautions are
taken they will surely and quickly be eaten up
by ants no matter where you place them for
safety.
 If the insects are not set out, but simply placed
in paper envelopes, these envelopes should be
placed in a tin box having a tight-fitting cover
and containing a supply of camphor ball powder
in separate envelopes. The tin box and the tight-
fitting cover are to guard against mould which,
in the tropics, and in the rainy season especially,
is so destructive to one's specimens. The camphor
ball powder is to keep away ants and mites.
 If the insects are set out they should be kept
in a dry place or they will surely go mouldy and
be ruined; the case or cabinet in which they
are displayed should also contain a supply of the
camphor ball powder, and a small pledget of
cotton wool in one corner of each drawer with a
few drops of carbolic acid on it will help to avoid
this danger.
 In order to make a representative collection of
the butterflies and moths of the Colony it is
necessary to know something about their habits;
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