. How to know the butterflies; a manual of the butterflies of the eastern United States. Butterflies. FAMILY VIII THE LONG-BEAKS Family Libytheidae (Lib-y-the'i-das) The long-beaks can be easily recognized by their exces- sively long, beak-like palpi, which are from one-fourth to one-half as long as the body and project straight forward (Fig. 38). The outer margin of the fore wings is deeply notched ; the males have only four well-developed legs, while the females have six. Only two species have been found in America north of Mexico, and of these but one occurs in the eastern United States ; t
. How to know the butterflies; a manual of the butterflies of the eastern United States. Butterflies. FAMILY VIII THE LONG-BEAKS Family Libytheidae (Lib-y-the'i-das) The long-beaks can be easily recognized by their exces- sively long, beak-like palpi, which are from one-fourth to one-half as long as the body and project straight forward (Fig. 38). The outer margin of the fore wings is deeply notched ; the males have only four well-developed legs, while the females have six. Only two species have been found in America north of Mexico, and of these but one occurs in the eastern United States ; the other is found in Texas. The Snout Butterfly Hypatus bachmani (Hyp'a-tus bach-man'ni) Fig. 38 The wings are blackish brown above, marked with orange patches and white spots. On the front wings there is an orange patch in cell R + M, and another occupying the middle half of cell Cu and a part of cell Cu, ; between these and the apex of the wing are three white spots ; Fig. 38.—The snout butterfly. on the hind wings there is an 2IO. 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
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