. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 474.â Vanessa huntera. The Cosmopolitan Butterfly, Vanessa car did (V. car^dli-i). â âThe butterfly resembles the preceding very closely in color and markings. There is, however, a smaller propor- tion of orange markings; and on the lower surface of the hind wings there is a submarginal row of four or five eye- like spots. The larva feeds upon Compositas, especially thistles. This species is very remarkable for its wide distribution. Mr. Scudder states that ^'with the exception of the arctic regions and South Ameri- ca it is distributed over t
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 474.â Vanessa huntera. The Cosmopolitan Butterfly, Vanessa car did (V. car^dli-i). â âThe butterfly resembles the preceding very closely in color and markings. There is, however, a smaller propor- tion of orange markings; and on the lower surface of the hind wings there is a submarginal row of four or five eye- like spots. The larva feeds upon Compositas, especially thistles. This species is very remarkable for its wide distribution. Mr. Scudder states that ^'with the exception of the arctic regions and South Ameri- ca it is distributed over the entire extent of every ; The American Tor- toise-shell, Aglais milberti (Ag'la-is mil-ber^ti).âThe wings above are brownish Fig. 475.âAzlciis 7fiilberti. \ \ ^ '^i i i black, With a broad orange- fulvous band between the middle and the outer 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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