. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. LYC^NICE. 191 beautiful little creature. I have never found well-marked varieties of this species such as occur in Chrysophanus hypophlceas. This butterfly is found throughout New P]ngland and the western states. A remarkaljly interesting though usually ]'are butterfly is Feniseca tarquinius. The upper wings are heavily bordered with black with a wide, irregular orange patch c
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. LYC^NICE. 191 beautiful little creature. I have never found well-marked varieties of this species such as occur in Chrysophanus hypophlceas. This butterfly is found throughout New P]ngland and the western states. A remarkaljly interesting though usually ]'are butterfly is Feniseca tarquinius. The upper wings are heavily bordered with black with a wide, irregular orange patch containing two black spots occupying their central portion. The upper half of the lower wings is black, the lower half orange with a row of irregular black spots along the lower margin. The body is blackish-brown. The under side is very differ-. Feniseca tarquinius. Under side. ent in coloring. The upper wings above their upper and outer mar- gins have a wide band of light rusty-brown. The lower margin of the wings is gray, while the interior portion is light orange. Four angular dark reddish-brown spots, very small next the body and growing larger toward the apex of the wing, are placed along the upper margin. Two black spots and a line running toward the l:)ase of the wing occur farther down. The lower wings are reddish- brown, lighter toward the lower margin, and almost the whole surface is covered with reddish-brown spots edged with gray. The markings vary somewhat in different specimens, sometimes the black and again the orange predominating. Tlie body and legs are light gray. Although this insect inhabits almost the whole country east of the Rocky Mountains I have never seen it abundant. I once took a dozen or fifteen specimens early in June along the road leading from Jackson, New Hampshire, to Mount Washington. They were at rest near puddles of water in the road, and one or two were set- tled on horse dung. 1 found them exceedingl}' shy and very rapid on tlie wing. Their
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