. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOFTERA- 4O3 There are two fulvous spots in the discal-cell of the front wing (Fig. 475). The larvae feed upon nettle {Urticd); they are gregarious in their early stages. This species occurs in the northern portions of the United States and in Canada. The Mourning-cloak, Euvanessa antiopa (Eu-va-nes'sa an-ti^o-pa).—The wings above are purplish brown, with a broad yellow border on the outer margin sprinkled with brown, and a submarginal row of blue spots. The upper surface is represented by Figure 476, the lower by Plate VI, Fig. S. The larvae l
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOFTERA- 4O3 There are two fulvous spots in the discal-cell of the front wing (Fig. 475). The larvae feed upon nettle {Urticd); they are gregarious in their early stages. This species occurs in the northern portions of the United States and in Canada. The Mourning-cloak, Euvanessa antiopa (Eu-va-nes'sa an-ti^o-pa).—The wings above are purplish brown, with a broad yellow border on the outer margin sprinkled with brown, and a submarginal row of blue spots. The upper surface is represented by Figure 476, the lower by Plate VI, Fig. S. The larvae live on willow, elm, poplar, and Celtis ; they are gregarious, and often strip larger branches of their leaves. The species is usually two-brooded. ''This butter-. FiG. 476.—Euvanessa antiopa. fly is apparently distributed over the entire breadth of the Northern Hemisphere below the Arctic Circle as far as the thirtieth parallel of latitude " (Scudder). The Compton Tortoise, Eiigonia j-allmm (Eu-go'ni-a j-al'- bum).—This butterfly (Fig. 477) resembles in its general appearance those of the genus Polygonia^ but it is sharply dis- tinguished from them by the inner margin of the fore wings being nearly straight, by the heavier markings of the fore. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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