. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 354 MOTHS AISID BUTTERFLIES. and the gulf states, and occasionally strays as far north as Virginia. It is rich dark brown above, with light yellow spots. Below it is somewhat lighter, with faint yellow spots on the npper wings and two rows of orange spots on the lower pair. This insect is plentiful during March in southern Florida. Its larva feeds largely on the Papi
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 354 MOTHS AISID BUTTERFLIES. and the gulf states, and occasionally strays as far north as Virginia. It is rich dark brown above, with light yellow spots. Below it is somewhat lighter, with faint yellow spots on the npper wings and two rows of orange spots on the lower pair. This insect is plentiful during March in southern Florida. Its larva feeds largely on the Papilio palamedes. Under side. An insect of rare beauty and one of the finest of our native species is Papilio pliilenor. It is a widely distributed butterfly, being found over almost tlie whole of the continent from Massachusetts southward, and extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Like many other species, it is exceedingly variable in its abun- dance, and although usually rare in New England, was three or four years ago, one of our most common PapiUos<. Our eastern specimens were, however, a good deal smaller beautiful than the grand. 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 Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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