. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 346 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. thoas having longer and more slender tails and a wide yellow band on both sets of wings, while the row of yellow spots between the yellow band and tlie outer margin of the upper Avings in Papilio cresphoti- tes is often wanting in this species. The butterfly inhabits Mexico. Papilio thoas. Under side. and Central America, where it is abundant. It is
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 346 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. thoas having longer and more slender tails and a wide yellow band on both sets of wings, while the row of yellow spots between the yellow band and tlie outer margin of the upper Avings in Papilio cresphoti- tes is often wanting in this species. The butterfly inhabits Mexico. Papilio thoas. Under side. and Central America, where it is abundant. It is sometimes taken in Texas. The caterpillar, like that of the preceding species, feeds on the lemon and orange. Papilio asteria>f appears in May and June and again in August. It is a handsome butterfly and one which will earl3^ attract the atten- tion of the young entomologist. The different stages in the life of this insect are shown on page 334. The eggs are laid by the female on the young plants of the car- rot, parsley, parsnip, etc. When young, the larvfe are black, with a white band across the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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