. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 40 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. Some of the boys had brought in specimens of small butterflies. Hal had brought those he caught flying round the old cellar hole, and when he first came in he had laid them on Mr. Benedict's table. After finishing his lecture on the Asterias and Troilus, the teacher stood looking at these specimens. " If you choose to stay beyond the usual hour," said he, " I will tell you about a few of these small ; All the boys held up their hands to stay, and Mr. Bened
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 40 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. Some of the boys had brought in specimens of small butterflies. Hal had brought those he caught flying round the old cellar hole, and when he first came in he had laid them on Mr. Benedict's table. After finishing his lecture on the Asterias and Troilus, the teacher stood looking at these specimens. " If you choose to stay beyond the usual hour," said he, " I will tell you about a few of these small ; All the boys held up their hands to stay, and Mr. Benedict con- tinued his lecture. "These little butterflies may be found almost all Sum- mer. They hover near the ground, and often gather in large quantities about Clover and other honey plants. They are six-footed, and are generally classed together under the name of Lycenians. This small red butterfly is one of the prettiest of the group," said the teacher, as he held up a box containing a butterfly whose wings ex- panded about one inch. " It is very common, and you will find it fluttering over the grass in any sunny spot. It is called Lycaena Americana, or Amer- ican copper butterfly. The fore wings are of a brownish-red color, with six or seven black spots. The hind maro;in has a broad rim of Lycaena Americana. dull brown. The hind wings are blue brown and have a few small black dots. They are bordered on the outer margin with 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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