. The butterflies of Maine .... Butterflies -- Maine. BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 87 49. Chrysophanus Americana, D'Urbaa. Ghrys-o-2)ha'nus a-mer-i-ca'-na. Expanse of wings, from one inch to one inch and a quarter. Upper side of fore wings, coppery red, with the costa and outer margin bordered w^ith dusky l)r()wn ; and there are eight black spots, one on the middle and one on the end of the cell* with a somewhat irregular row across the wing, between the end of the cell and the outer border. Hind winofs, above, duskv brown, with a few small black spots, one on the disk and the others beyond. There is
. The butterflies of Maine .... Butterflies -- Maine. BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 87 49. Chrysophanus Americana, D'Urbaa. Ghrys-o-2)ha'nus a-mer-i-ca'-na. Expanse of wings, from one inch to one inch and a quarter. Upper side of fore wings, coppery red, with the costa and outer margin bordered w^ith dusky l)r()wn ; and there are eight black spots, one on the middle and one on the end of the cell* with a somewhat irregular row across the wing, between the end of the cell and the outer border. Hind winofs, above, duskv brown, with a few small black spots, one on the disk and the others beyond. There is also a terminal, coppery red band not reaching the costa, with four black spots on it. The under side of the fore wings are paler than above, and the outer border and under side of the hind wings arc pale ashy. The black spots of the upi)er side of the fore wnngs are re-produced beneath, circled witli white, and there is an additional spot in the cell near the base, and three in the edge of the outer margin above the anal angle, not surrounded with white. The hind wings have a crenated red line within the outer border, from the anal angle nearly to the costa ; and two rows of small black spots of unequal size across the wing, with two or three on the cell. This extremely common species may be taken on the wing during all the summer months. The larva, which feeds on sorrel {Rumex aceto(<eUa), is elliptical, flattened on the under side, dull rosy red with a difi'used, yellowish tint on the sides, most distinct along the middle segments, and a line along the middle of the back of a deeper shade of red. The body is downy with minute yel- pjg 27. lowish hairs. This description of Larva of Chrysophanus amerkana tllC larVa WaS takcU by ^Ir. ^\ 11- (nat. size.). 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 Fe
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