. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. H'''i 542 Till-; Itin'KKFLIKS OK NKW m< â ;â â â *' ;il^^ 1 -ta 'S â :' i n 'Si'.- , i'f :; \' J ")' ^ '{ a :m ':m"- mi m -' 'Sconsct road, liiit iiKot .â ilnimlimtly in tlic Middle I'astinc and is|)i(ially to the west and soiitiiwcst of (Jil)l)s I'oml. In a lialf acre patcli of LToldcn rod just next the sandy l)i'iicli at tlic western end I have t'onnd tliein always |)resent in their season. aiier 11. in llie act
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. H'''i 542 Till-; Itin'KKFLIKS OK NKW m< â ;â â â *' ;il^^ 1 -ta 'S â :' i n 'Si'.- , i'f :; \' J ")' ^ '{ a :m ':m"- mi m -' 'Sconsct road, liiit iiKot .â ilnimlimtly in tlic Middle I'astinc and is|)i(ially to the west and soiitiiwcst of (Jil)l)s I'oml. In a lialf acre patcli of LToldcn rod just next the sandy l)i'iicli at tlic western end I have t'onnd tliein always |)resent in their season. aiier 11. in llie act of layinjjj ('jrfrs on a composite plant, one of tlie â¢Vsteroideae. Sei'icocarpns eonyzoides; hut all tliat ha\'c heen i-aisi'd have licen fed on \ioIet. Specimens enclosed liy me on livinu' \iolets lay inileed a few euu's on it. hut tiiese wen- as nothing' compared to the nud- titudes,âsome linndreds.âlaid on the lace which kept them near the \ iolet ; these eyu's were in all cases laid erect upon tlii' iihIs'iiIc of the lace, the female thrustinji' its ovii)ositor thronj;h the mesh (only a millimetre and a half in diami'ter) eurvinjr the ti[) around and depositing- the eyfr. al\>ay,s on its !)ase. The meshes were felt for as with a snout and many wmdd lie tried and pierceil In-fore a satisfactory [losition seemed lo lie found : the action was rejieatt'dly setn. and the net, sjtrinkled with eu-j^s on the outside while the parents xverc witiiiu, had a very curious ajiiicarance : this leads me to couclndc that in nature the ej,'ji-s are laid upon the under surface of the lea\cs liy the parent .-eate<l on the upper sui'l'ai-e. The e^u's hatch with us in from twenty-nine to thirty-three days ; some, ho\ve\er, which were laid late in the season remained uuhatelie<l, and in the hope of carryint;- them tiu-()U!:h the wintei- in this state wci-e plact-d in a (-<ild -tor- aji'c cliamln-r. hut tiie caterpillars ne\t'r emeru'ed from them. Duration of early stages,
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