Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . Nettle Butterfly. ( Vanessa atalanta L.) Figures 119, 2o-e ; 120. Recorded first by Mr. Hurdis as occurring Sept. 4, 1847, and May14, 1849 ; also by Jones, in 1863 and 1876. It does not appear to becommon, though permanently naturalized. It is easily distinguished by the obliquely divergent band ofbright orange-red across the middle of the fore wings, and on theposterior margin of the hind wings, and a group of white spots nearthe apex of the fore wings. The ground-color is purplish black larva feeds on the hop-vine and n
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . Nettle Butterfly. ( Vanessa atalanta L.) Figures 119, 2o-e ; 120. Recorded first by Mr. Hurdis as occurring Sept. 4, 1847, and May14, 1849 ; also by Jones, in 1863 and 1876. It does not appear to becommon, though permanently naturalized. It is easily distinguished by the obliquely divergent band ofbright orange-red across the middle of the fore wings, and on theposterior margin of the hind wings, and a group of white spots nearthe apex of the fore wings. The ground-color is purplish black larva feeds on the hop-vine and nettles, making a nest of thefolded leaves. There are two or more broods, and the late adultsoften hibernate. October, L. Mowbray. It is widely diifused in both hemispheres, like the last. Cami)encell Beauty ; Mourniny-cloak; Elm Butterfly. (Etcvanessaantiopa Scudder= Vanessa antiopa (L.), of most authors.) Figures 121, 122, 122a. This large, handsome species, common in North America andEurope, appears occasionally in Bermuda, but it may not yet be 122 122«.
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