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To A. G. Butler   23 August 1875

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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

To A. G. Butler   9 May 1877

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"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

To A. G. Butler   20 February [1879]

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"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

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   24 August 1875

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"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

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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

From A. G. Butler   19 February 1879

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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

From A. G. Butler   31 March 1879

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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

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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

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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

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Several observations on protective coloration and sexual selection.

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

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Facts contradicting Wallace’s views on coloration of Lepidoptera.

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

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Resemblance of ocelli, in a moth and the argus pheasant.

Mimicry.

Pugnacity of stickleback.

Author:  Arthur Gardiner Butler
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  29 June 1871
Classmark:  DAR 89: 81–2
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7839

From A. G. Butler   18 July 1871

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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

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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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