To A. G. Butler 23 August 1875
Summary
Sends a moth from Queensland, Australia. The sender says a large number have been caught with proboscises embedded in oranges. CD interested as having a bearing on his Orchis work. Can AGB name the family and any closely allied English genus? The proboscis seems an extraordinary structure [see F. Darwin, "On the structure of the proboscis of Ophideres fullonica", Q. J. Microsc. Sci. n.s. 15 (1875): 384–9].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Date: | 23 Aug 1875 |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (28/3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10133 |
From A. G. Butler 24 August 1875
Summary
"The moth is rightly named Ophideres Fullonica." Gives its range, family, allied European and British species, etc.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Aug 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 90–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10134 |
From A. G. Butler 8 May 1877
Summary
Can CD explain why house sparrows persist in trying to build a nest in a spot from which it is daily removed?
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 May 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 388 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10953 |
To A. G. Butler 9 May 1877
Summary
"I have always been inclined to think that sparrows were acute & crafty birds, but you certainly show that they are Fools, & if they go on behaving in so idiotic a manner, you will do quite right to expose their conduct in some public Journal!--"
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Date: | 9 May 1877 |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 67) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10957 |
From A. G. Butler 19 February 1879
Summary
Requests testimonial from CD for position of Assistant Keeper, Zoological Dept, British Museum.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Feb 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 389 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11888 |
To A. G. Butler 20 February [1879]
Summary
"I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.– I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.
I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Date: | 20 Feb [1879] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 71) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11889 |
From A. G. Butler 31 March 1879
Summary
Has succeeded in obtaining Assistant Keeper’s post.
Believes it would be interesting and valuable to study the variation in organs such as scent-fans and "strigillating" [stridulating?] organs among related species of Lepidoptera.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 Mar 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 390 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11963 |
From A. G. Butler 13 December 1879
Summary
Supplies facts on the colours of each sex in butterflies from the genera Ornithoptera and Heterochroa.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 391 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12355 |
From Arthur Gardiner Butler 19 July 1870
Summary
Supplies names of moths and references.
Describes his breeding experiments with butterflies to test effects of reduced light.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 July 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 387 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7284 |
From A. G. Butler 26 May 1871
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 104–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7770 |
From A. G. Butler 2 June 1871
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 108–111 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7797 |
From A. G. Butler 29 June 1871
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 81–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7839 |
To A. G. Butler 1 July [1871]
Summary
Thanks AGB for "various notes".
Would like to hear his views about the Brahmaea.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Date: | 1 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 68) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7845 |
From A. G. Butler 18 July 1871
Summary
Observations on ocelli of Brahmaea certhia.
Monstrosity born to a woman – half bear, half human.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 July 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 94–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7873 |
From A. G. Butler 27 March 1873
Summary
On ocelli and relation to sexual selection;
instance of rejection of male by female butterfly.
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Mar 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 96–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8829 |
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