This film studies the life history of the cabbage butterfly and the swallow-tail butterfly, showing their habits and characteristics, and their role in nature: that of aiding cross-fertilization of flowers. The cabbage butterfly’s destructiveness and its control by a natural enemy is shown.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001599
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Animals & Wildlife → Adaptation - Biology - Juvenile films
Animals & Wildlife → Butterflies
Animals & Wildlife → Fertilization (Biology)
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Metamorphosis
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Adaptation - Biology - Juvenile films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)