. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. I'lEUINAK: XANTIIIIHA NI( IITK. m>\) Variations. Iloll nhvh timt lit' liiis iidtcil illiiKirplilsni In tliiH Hpvcies but dorr* not iiidlcntc its imtiiro. Stn-cker brlotly dcscrlht'd iiii nlxTrntion , comniniicr lii the feniftip tliiiii In tlir niiilo, iis "citron yellow wltliout iiny triii'cs of ; Kdwards, however, snys ; "I liave tiiken iniiles of nil Kriules up to cleiir sniphiir yellow, with no trace of
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. I'lEUINAK: XANTIIIIHA NI( IITK. m>\) Variations. Iloll nhvh timt lit' liiis iidtcil illiiKirplilsni In tliiH Hpvcies but dorr* not iiidlcntc its imtiiro. Stn-cker brlotly dcscrlht'd iiii nlxTrntion , comniniicr lii the feniftip tliiiii In tlir niiilo, iis "citron yellow wltliout iiny triii'cs of ; Kdwards, however, snys ; "I liave tiiken iniiles of nil Kriules up to cleiir sniphiir yellow, with no trace of orange; the females also are often nearly yellow hut I have seen none which had not a little orange in the ; AocesBory sexual peculiarities. In the male the lilnck Itorderiut; l)aud of titc wings is sharply dcllued ami extends across the entire outer margin. In the female, on the other hand, the t)and is l)iurred and stops abruptly before It readies the lower angle of the fore wings, or has half traversed the hind wings. Hut besides tliesc marked ditl'erenees tlie males have on the udddle median lu'rvnre of the same surface of the fore wings, many nndroconia (46 : li(l) luivliig a very graceful, rounded, triangular form, very elongated, largest just i)efore tiie \cry wi'll rounded apex, coarsely striate as in Callidryas eul)iile. ami nearly four times ii^ long as broad. Egg (,65i:ll). With about tliirty very slightly elevated l)ut -liarp vertical rilis In the miout ,01 mm. apart, forming thus (|uadraiigulnr ceils, about three times as l)roa(l as higli, the surface of wldcli is pitted w illi comparatively l;irge, shallow, oval cells, liiiir longer axis parallel to tlie vertical rii)s. three or four only in each cell and oecnpyiiig tlie great(!r part of it. â¢â¢Color when first laid, greenish yellow ; after a few liours turning to red" (.Kdwards). Ileiglit of egg. l.,"> mm.; width at summit, .12 mm. ; at middle, .42 mm.; at base, .1' mm. Caterpillar, f
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