. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. Fig. 228.—The compton-tortoise. The compton-tortoise, Eugonia J-album {Eu-go'ni-a j-al'bum).—The upper surface of this species is repre- sented by Fig. 228 ; on the lower surface of the hind wings there is a small L- shaped silvery bar. There are several com- mon angle- wing butter- flies that resemble the preceding species in having a metallic spot on the lower surface of the hind wings, but differ in having the inner margin of the fore wings r
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. Fig. 228.—The compton-tortoise. The compton-tortoise, Eugonia J-album {Eu-go'ni-a j-al'bum).—The upper surface of this species is repre- sented by Fig. 228 ; on the lower surface of the hind wings there is a small L- shaped silvery bar. There are several com- mon angle- wing butter- flies that resemble the preceding species in having a metallic spot on the lower surface of the hind wings, but differ in having the inner margin of the fore wings roundly notched beyond the middle. These belong to the ge- nus Polygonia {Pol-y-go'- ni-d). The Meadow. BROWNS.—There are sev- eral common butterflies that are brown in color and whose markings con- sist almost entirely of eyelike spots. As these are usually confined to grassy places, they are called the meadow-browns. One. of them is represented by Fig. Fig. 229.^A 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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