JANAIS PATCH (Chlosyne janais)

The purpose of butterflies . . . will not be found . . . in the few flowers that they may inadvertently pollinate . . . nor in the numbers of parasitic wasps they may support . . . and to peer beneath a microscope at their dissected fragments will in no way . . . elucidate the reason for their being. . . . their purpose is their BEAUTY. . . . and the beauty they bring into the lives of those of us who have stopped long enough from the cares of the world to LISTEN to their fascinating story . . .

—William H. Howe, On Butterflies and Moths