. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. their orange-red and brown colors, each with a cop- pery tinge, and conspicuous black markings. Fig. 217 represents a common species. The Blues.—The blues are so called on account of the blue color of the upper surface of the wings. Fig. copper. The extent of this color, how- / 'r/it,^ ever, differs greatly in different , species, and also in the two sexes of the same species. Fig. 218 represents the size and form of a common species. The
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. their orange-red and brown colors, each with a cop- pery tinge, and conspicuous black markings. Fig. 217 represents a common species. The Blues.—The blues are so called on account of the blue color of the upper surface of the wings. Fig. copper. The extent of this color, how- / 'r/it,^ ever, differs greatly in different , species, and also in the two sexes of the same species. Fig. 218 represents the size and form of a common species. The Hair-streaks.—These are usually dark brown, with delicate striped markings on the lower surface of the wings, which suggested the common name given above; but some spe- cies are brilliantly marked with metallic blue or green. The hind wings are also commonly furnished with delicate tail-like prolongations (Fig. 219). The fore wings of the male often bear a small dull oval spot near the fig. hair-streak, middle of the costal part of the wing—the discal stig- ma—which is filled with the peculiar scent-scales known as andriconia. Fig. 218.—a THE FOUR-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES. The family Nymphalid^ (Nym-phal'i-dae), which includes a large proportion of our butterflies, differ. 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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