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From Eduard Schulte 23 October 1879
Summary
Sends drawing and description of butterfly discovered in Celebes. It is noteworthy for its colour, which plays a role in mating.
Author: | Eduard Schulte |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Oct 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 64 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12254 |
From Eduard Schulte 30 October 1879
Summary
Asks for reference to article on butterfly [see CD’s "Sexual colours of certain butterflies", Collected papers 2: 220–2].
Author: | Eduard Schulte |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 65 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12278 |
From Eduard Schulte 18 November 1879
Summary
Supports CD’s theory but doubts that butterfly life-cycle is consistent with it. Metamorphosis of butterflies is not comparable to that of other insects.
Comments on butterfly fertilisation of flowers.
Author: | Eduard Schulte |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Nov 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 66 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12329 |