Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1898 — Migration of Batterflies. [ARTICLE]

Migration of Batterflies.

One of the most beautiful sights in the world is the annual migration of butterflies across the Isthmus of Panama. Where they come from or whither they go no one knows, and though many distinguished naturalists have attempted to solve the problem, It Is still as strange a mystery as it was to the first European traveler who observed It. Toward the end of June a few scattered specimens are discovered flitting out to sea, and as the days go by the number Increases, until about July 14 or 15 the sky is occasionally almost obscured by myriads of these frail insects.