. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Genus Colaenis. protected species, which abound in the regions in which the genus attains its greatest development. The median vein in the upper wing is characterized by the presence at the base of a minute, thorn-like, external projection; the second subcostal nervule is emitted beyond the cell; the cell of the hind wing is open. The life-history of the two species found within our fauna has not as yet been carefully worked out, and aside from a knowledge of the fact that th
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Genus Colaenis. protected species, which abound in the regions in which the genus attains its greatest development. The median vein in the upper wing is characterized by the presence at the base of a minute, thorn-like, external projection; the second subcostal nervule is emitted beyond the cell; the cell of the hind wing is open. The life-history of the two species found within our fauna has not as yet been carefully worked out, and aside from a knowledge of the fact that the caterpillars closely resemble in many respects the caterpillars of the two succeeding genera, being provided with branch- ing spines on their bodies, we do not know as yet enough to give any complete account of the earlv stages of these insects. (1) Colsenis iulia, Fabricius, Plate VllI, ^ ., ., ^ ' "* ' ' ' Fig. bo. — Neura- Fig. 6, 6 (Julia). tion of the .^enus Co- ^The upper side is dark reddish-orange, the f;'"'^'' /''S'^^ly '^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ' than natural size. borders are black, a black band extends from the costa at the end of the cell to the outer margin on the line of the third median nervule; the costal area on the hind wings is silver-gray; the wings on the under side are pale rusty-red, mot- tled with a few darker spots, principally on the costa, at the end of the cell, and at the apex of the primaries. There are a few crimson marks at the base of the hind wings, and two light-colored lunules near the inner angle of the hind wings. Expanse of wing, inches. This butterfly, which mimics the genus Helicouiiis in the out- line of the wings, is very common in the tropics of America, and only appears as an occasional visitant in southern Texas. (2) Colaenis delila, Fabricius, Plate Vlll, Fig. 4, S (Delila). The Delila BuUerlly very closely resembles Julia, and princi- pally differs in being paler in color and without the black band extending from the costa t
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