. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 261. The tityrus skipper {Epargyreiis tiiyrus), — adult, larva, and leaf-cocoon. (Natural size) (After Linville and Kelly) and another sometimes injures corn in the Gulf States, perforating the leaves with numerous holes before they unfold. The skippers may be considered as intermediate be- tween the moths and the true butterflies. TRUE BUTTERFLIES The true butterflies include four well- defined families. The swallowtails (Papilionidae) include our common black-and-yellow species, which have the hind-wings prolonged into characteristic tails. The only
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 261. The tityrus skipper {Epargyreiis tiiyrus), — adult, larva, and leaf-cocoon. (Natural size) (After Linville and Kelly) and another sometimes injures corn in the Gulf States, perforating the leaves with numerous holes before they unfold. The skippers may be considered as intermediate be- tween the moths and the true butterflies. TRUE BUTTERFLIES The true butterflies include four well- defined families. The swallowtails (Papilionidae) include our common black-and-yellow species, which have the hind-wings prolonged into characteristic tails. The only species of any economic importance is the celery, or parsley, caterpillar {Papilio polyxenes) known swallowtail, jet-black with the outer edge of the wings marked with two rows of yellow spots, and a peculiar eyespot on. Fig. 262. The manataaqua skipper [Pamphila mana- taaqua), male. (Natural size) (After Fiske) The adult is our best-. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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