. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 90 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. Ti. Cynthia Atalanta. this butterfly are opened as Gilbert has arranged his speci- men, you see that this orange band on all four wings forms an almost perfect circle. On the orange margin of the hind wings is a row of black dots ; two of these dots nearest to the hind angle have a blue centre. The Ata- lanta butterfly is commonly found hovering over beds of the Nettle, and the leaves of this plant receive its eggs. There are two broods in the course of the season, the first coming out e
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 90 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. Ti. Cynthia Atalanta. this butterfly are opened as Gilbert has arranged his speci- men, you see that this orange band on all four wings forms an almost perfect circle. On the orange margin of the hind wings is a row of black dots ; two of these dots nearest to the hind angle have a blue centre. The Ata- lanta butterfly is commonly found hovering over beds of the Nettle, and the leaves of this plant receive its eggs. There are two broods in the course of the season, the first coming out early in July and the second the last of Au- gust. This butterfly is not considered a native American, but is supposed to have been introduced from Europe to- gether with the Nettle, which was originally a foreign plant, although it is now very common and may be found growing round nearly every old country home. A Nettle plant is not a very tender nursery for a young caterpillar to be born in, and no doubt Frank would be glad to hear. 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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