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A Letter From France on Var Lepidoptera and Insects
A traveler extols the Var department near Nice for its coast landscape and rich insect life. He details butterflies and moths including Black-veined White, Thais Polyxera, Euphenoides, and Apollo, noting regional distribution, altitude effects, and entomologist work by Milliere. The piece explores mantises, scorpions, crickets, cicadas, and the summer hum, with literary references and musings on nature’s mysteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe Jeanne
France
Department
Var
Nice
Monsieur Adolpe Jeanne
Gulf of Leques
Marseilles
Uaunes
Europe
Vesubia
Pays de Cogane
Vilage
St. Martin Wesnubia
England
Apollo
Darwin
South America
Fenestra
St. Andre
Levens
Osannes
Hyeres
Digne
Basse Alpes
Milliere
Cannes
Tropics
Grab
Riviera
Anacreon
Brazil