SHAKESPEAREAN ENTOMOLOGY

There are not many kinds of insects referred to by the Bard, and all are species with which everyone is familiar. The references are apparently in the following order of frequency: bees and wasps; butterflies, moths and caterpillars; flies and maggots; beetles, crickets and grasshoppers; gnat, flea, ant, louse, gad-fly, bot, water-fly and locust