. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 370 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. taining a sort of silky down. This is supposed to be a scent-organ. When this pocket is tightly closed it is diffi- cult to see it. Nearly seventy species belonging to this subfamily have been found in America north of Mexico. The following are some of the more common of these:— The Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus tityrus (Ep-ar- gy^re-us tit'y-rus). — This skipper is represented on our colored plate (Plate I, Fig. 4). It is dark chocolate-brown, with a row of yellowish spots extending across the fore wing and with a la
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 370 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. taining a sort of silky down. This is supposed to be a scent-organ. When this pocket is tightly closed it is diffi- cult to see it. Nearly seventy species belonging to this subfamily have been found in America north of Mexico. The following are some of the more common of these:— The Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus tityrus (Ep-ar- gy^re-us tit'y-rus). — This skipper is represented on our colored plate (Plate I, Fig. 4). It is dark chocolate-brown, with a row of yellowish spots extending across the fore wing and with a large silvery-white spot on the lower side of the hind wing. It is found in nearly the whole United States, from Massachusetts to California, except in the extreme Northeast and Northwest. The larva (Fig. 450) feeds upon various papilionaceous plants. We have found it common on locust. It makes a nest, within which it re- mains concealed, by fastening together, with silk, the leaf- lets of a compound leaf (Fig. 452).. Fig. 452,—Nest of larva of Epargyreus iityrtis. The Long-tailed Skipper, Eudainus protetis (Eu'da-mus pro^te-us).—This Skipper by the shape of its wings reminds one of a swallow-tail butterfly, the hind wings being furnished with long tails. It expands about one and three fourths inches; and the greatest length of the hind wings is about one and one fourth inches. The wings are very dark choc- olate-brown ; the front wings contain several silvery-white spots; and the body and base of the wings bear metallic-. 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. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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