. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. MONARCH BUTTERFLY 245 In the Eastern Mississippi Valley and Atlantic Coast States it is perhaps less common than the related sulphur butterfly, Colias jMlodke, which is so plentiful as adults that it is fair to assume an abundant progeny feeding in clover fields. r^^ ii Fig. 188 Fig. 189 Fig. 188.—The alfalfa caterpillar: egg—greatly enlarged. (After Wilder- muth redrawn from Soudder, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 4.) Fig. 189.—The alfalfa caterpillar (Eurymus eurijtheme)
. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. MONARCH BUTTERFLY 245 In the Eastern Mississippi Valley and Atlantic Coast States it is perhaps less common than the related sulphur butterfly, Colias jMlodke, which is so plentiful as adults that it is fair to assume an abundant progeny feeding in clover fields. r^^ ii Fig. 188 Fig. 189 Fig. 188.—The alfalfa caterpillar: egg—greatly enlarged. (After Wilder- muth redrawn from Soudder, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 4.) Fig. 189.—The alfalfa caterpillar (Eurymus eurijtheme): larva or cater- pillar stage—about twice natural size. (After Wildermuth, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 1.). Fig. 190.—-The alfalfa caterpillar (Eurymus euryiheme): pupa or chrys- alis stage—twice natural size. (After Wildermuth, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 5.) Monarch Butterfly (Anosia j^kxippns).—The monarch but- terfly (family Danaidce) is interesting in two or three ways, though not of any special importance economically. It is one of the largest butterflies outside of the Papilios, and it. 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 Osborn, Herbert, 1856-1954. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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