[1] Kirby and other English naturalists refer to Aphrophora spumaria as the Frothy Froghopper; but this is rather because the insect’s outline and hopping-powers suggest those of a Frog.—Translator’s Note. [↑]

[2] The larva of the Lily-beetle (Crioceris merdigera), the essay on which insect has not yet been translated into English.—Translator’s Note. [↑]

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A

Acherontia atropos (see [Death’s-head Hawk-moth])

Adder, [122], [125], [206]

Æsop, [6]–7

Agrion, [273]