. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 46 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. or a deeper blue. The wings underneath are of a pearly- gray color dotted with black, and on the margin is the appearance of fine lace-work. Under a magnifying-glass it presents an exquisite appearance. This butterfly is not very common. Sometimes I have seen only one or two during the whole season. It loves sunny, warm places, and as it flies low and is not very shy, it is easily captured. It comes out the middle of June. " The Polyommatus Lucia butterfly resembles the Azure-blue s
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 46 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. or a deeper blue. The wings underneath are of a pearly- gray color dotted with black, and on the margin is the appearance of fine lace-work. Under a magnifying-glass it presents an exquisite appearance. This butterfly is not very common. Sometimes I have seen only one or two during the whole season. It loves sunny, warm places, and as it flies low and is not very shy, it is easily captured. It comes out the middle of June. " The Polyommatus Lucia butterfly resembles the Azure-blue so closely that one is scarcely distinguishable from the other. The former is a little the smaller, and of a more Polyommatus Lucia. purplish blue. The black border on the fore wings is not quite so broad, and the black spots on the under side are a little larger. This butterfly may be found all Summer, hovering over the low bushes in our pastures. It is not very common. "There is one more of the genus Polyommatus which you can easily distinguish from those I have already de- scribed by a little fine tail on the hind wings. The wings are violet blue, with black dots on the hind margin. On the hind pair near the edge are two orange-colored cres- cents. On the under side the wings are gray, marked with black dots, and the two orange-colored spots have a black centre surrounded with a blue ring. This butterfly, which. 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 Conant, Helen Peters Stevens, 1839-1899. Boston, Ticknor and Fields
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