. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. pper surface yellow, with a broad terminal border,the inner part bent inward along the costa, and makinga deep sinus between the second discal and the secondmedian venule. The base of the wing has a heavyshading of black scales, the anterior portion extendinghalf-way across the wing, and from the median vein tothe costa. This leaves the yellow portion somewhatresembling a dogs head, the discal dot answering for aneye. Hind wings with a narrow black border, dentateon the inside; an orange di
. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. pper surface yellow, with a broad terminal border,the inner part bent inward along the costa, and makinga deep sinus between the second discal and the secondmedian venule. The base of the wing has a heavyshading of black scales, the anterior portion extendinghalf-way across the wing, and from the median vein tothe costa. This leaves the yellow portion somewhatresembling a dogs head, the discal dot answering for aneye. Hind wings with a narrow black border, dentateon the inside; an orange discal spot, and a smaller onejust outside the cell. In the female the yellow of the fore wings is moreeuijroached upon by the black basal shading, with asprinkling of black atoms over the dogs head, andrays of black between the veins of the hind is also a slight blue reflection over the dogs 128 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE head/ Costa, antennae, and portions of the fringerosy. On the under side the discal spots are more prominentthan above, and pupilled with silver ; a submarginal row Fro. ? C!olia3 GsbRouia, male (natural size). of dots are black on the fore wings, but red on the hindwings. Ground color of hind wings and apical portionof fore wings dark yellow; a rosy ray from the bodyoutward on the hind wings. The larva is said to be green, with a lateral whiteband, punctured with yellow; besides this band, there ison each segment a transverse black band, bordered withyellow. It feeds on the different species of clover. Southern States, Mississippi Valley, Texas to Cali-fornia ; occasional in Minnesota. 24. COLIAS EURYTHEME, Bd. Expanse of wings from 2 to considerably in color, but the usual form ofmale orange-yellow, shading to sulphur-yellow on the EASTERN UNITED STATES. 129 costa of both wings and on inner margin of hind wings;the base and inner margin sprinkled with black border black, broadest at apex, somewhat irregularon inner
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