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From Henry Doubleday 22 April 1868
Summary
On proportion of sexes;
coloration of sexes in Lepidoptera.
Sexual attraction of female Saturnia carpini.
| Author: | Henry Doubleday |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A9–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6139 |
From Henry Doubleday 8 March 1868
Summary
Proportion of sexes in Lepidoptera.
Sexual preference.
Role of coloration [see Descent 1: 311–12].
| Author: | Henry Doubleday |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Mar 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: B47–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5997 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … a piece of white paper. See letter to Henry Doubleday, 1 March [1868] and n. 6. CD refers …
- … See letter to Henry Doubleday, 1 March [1868] . Saturnia carpini , the emperor moth, is …
- … letter to Henry Doubleday, 1 March [1868] and n. 4). Macrolepidoptera: those families of butterflies and moths whose members are large enough to be of interest to the majority of collectors ( OED ). Henry …
From Henry Doubleday 3 April 1868
Summary
Otto Staudinger’s catalogue shows prices of female Lepidoptera to be higher than those of males.
| Author: | Henry Doubleday |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 81: 78, DAR 82: A8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6087 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Doubleday, Henry | (3) |
Date
| 1868 | (3) |
