. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . Anoxia plexippus, Un-til- -mimic. model; B, BasHarchia archippus, Natural size. insect, and is found nearly the world over. It is very common in Cali-fornia, and can often be seen on a summer day flying westward in largenumbers. It is a large, red-brown insect, with the wing veins verybroadly marked in black. The caterpillars, which are common on themilkweeds, are about an inch and a half in length, when fully grown,greenish in color, marked with black bars. It is pretty, ev
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . Anoxia plexippus, Un-til- -mimic. model; B, BasHarchia archippus, Natural size. insect, and is found nearly the world over. It is very common in Cali-fornia, and can often be seen on a summer day flying westward in largenumbers. It is a large, red-brown insect, with the wing veins verybroadly marked in black. The caterpillars, which are common on themilkweeds, are about an inch and a half in length, when fully grown,greenish in color, marked with black bars. It is pretty, even in itslarval form, and the chrysalis is a most striking object, being markedwith brilliant golden dots along the margin. 102 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OP HORTICULTURE. Family Lemoniidse. Butterflies belonging to this family are mostlyconfined to the new world, and largely to the tropical sections. Itsdistinguishing features are that the males have but four walking feet,
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