Show CARRY THEIR OWN OVIN PERFUME many varieties tH of the male butterfly are highly scented probably as an attraction I 1 many species of butterflies are scented like flowers and they carry their scent in bottles strangely enough too it is the male and not tile the female butterfly that carries the scent bottles and lie uses the scent no doubt to attract the female if we I 1 brush a finger over the wing of the common garden white butterfly we find the finter covered with a white dust of scales and ana the lie dust will be found to liae have it a delicate per perfume furne of I 1 lemon enion or balsam it we then examine the scales under a microscope we ue find that some of the scales are modi modified fled in shape and these deese modified scales are little scent bottles and often have a brush of fine hairs from which the scent evaporates in the I 1 the lie scent scales are grouped to together gethel in stripes and patches and can lie be eon en toy by the lie naked eye arid and in others the scales are in patches alost of the scented butterflies are comparatively lull dull in their lines hues Rug suggesting gestIng that the scent cent Is given to them as a compensation cOm Densa slid and some of the dull colored night butterflies or moths have quite a strong odor |