Archive image from page 20 of The day butterflies and duskflyers. The day butterflies and duskflyers of New England, how to find and know them daybutterfliesdu00knob Year: 1895 3- MVRINA. Argynnis (Brcnthis} mvrina. 13/£ in. Like Aphrodite, with darker border. Caterpillar lives on violets. No pearl white spots on under side. 4. BELLONA. Argynnis (Brcnthis) btllona. 2 in. Like small Aphrodite, but no pearl white spots on under side of hindwing. Caterpillar feeds on violets. 5. PHAETON. Melitica {Euphydryas} phaeton. 2 in. Black, with rows of orange and white spots in border and forewing, outs


Archive image from page 20 of The day butterflies and duskflyers. The day butterflies and duskflyers of New England, how to find and know them daybutterfliesdu00knob Year: 1895 3- MVRINA. Argynnis (Brcnthis} mvrina. 13/£ in. Like Aphrodite, with darker border. Caterpillar lives on violets. No pearl white spots on under side. 4. BELLONA. Argynnis (Brcnthis) btllona. 2 in. Like small Aphrodite, but no pearl white spots on under side of hindwing. Caterpillar feeds on violets. 5. PHAETON. Melitica {Euphydryas} phaeton. 2 in. Black, with rows of orange and white spots in border and forewing, outside border tawny red. Melitcea harrisii. Like Phaeton, border black, no white on upper side, under side light tawny. Caterpillar feeds on honeysuckle and aster. 6. Melitica (PJivciodes) tharos. i 'j in. Tawny yellow and black. Caterpillar feeds on aster. Melitica nycteis. Like tharos, but larger and with more black.


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