. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 249 The Monarch.—The monarch, Anosia plexippus (A-no'si-a plex-ip'pus), can be recognized by Fig. 220. The larva feeds upon different species of milk- weed. When full grown it is yellow, broadly banded with black, and bears a pair of long, fleshy filaments on the second thoracic segment and a similar pair on the seventh abdominal' segment. The chrysalis is bright green, dotted with golden spots. The Viceroy.—The viceroy, Basilarch
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 249 The Monarch.—The monarch, Anosia plexippus (A-no'si-a plex-ip'pus), can be recognized by Fig. 220. The larva feeds upon different species of milk- weed. When full grown it is yellow, broadly banded with black, and bears a pair of long, fleshy filaments on the second thoracic segment and a similar pair on the seventh abdominal' segment. The chrysalis is bright green, dotted with golden spots. The Viceroy.—The viceroy, Basilarchia archip- pus {Bas-i-lar'chi-a ar-chip'pus), resembles the monarch in color and markings, but can be distinguished by its smaller size and by the presence of a transverse black band on the hind wings (Fig. 221).. Fig. 221.—The viceroy. Notwithstanding the close resemblance in ap- pearance of these two insects, they belong to dif- ferent subfamilies ot butterflies, the viceroy exhib- iting to a wonderful degree what is known as mim- icry. The Crescent-spots.—These are small butter-. 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. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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