. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). THE BANDED PURPLE Expanse, about three inches. Color, velvety ^ chocolate-black; the broad ivhite band across tJie wings distinguishes it from other species. THE MEADOW BROWNS These are brown butterflies which do not attract nutch attention from the uninitiated, but are very much loved by any real student of butterflies. The Blue-eyed Grayling and the Dull-eyed Grayling.— These two species blend into each other, the blue- eyed being the southern form and
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). THE BANDED PURPLE Expanse, about three inches. Color, velvety ^ chocolate-black; the broad ivhite band across tJie wings distinguishes it from other species. THE MEADOW BROWNS These are brown butterflies which do not attract nutch attention from the uninitiated, but are very much loved by any real student of butterflies. The Blue-eyed Grayling and the Dull-eyed Grayling.— These two species blend into each other, the blue- eyed being the southern form and the dull-eyed the northern form. The only difl:erence between the two species is that the dull-eyed grayhng lacks the broad yellow band on the front wings, but almost every grade between the two species may be found. The cater- THE BLUE-EYED GRAYLING .,,.,, T7vhr.^^^ ,^ f^ t„ ,^ J 7 n pillar attams the length of over one v,xpanse, two to tivo and one-half ^ '^ _ _ inches. Color, dull brown with broad and one-third inches. It is green in S«/rtS""5f ;;iril5T. '=°lo>- "'"H yeHowisl, stripes along each two black cyc-spots, with little blue side. The body is covered with down, centers; small dark eye-spots on each .^ • ? .. 1 t-i j • hindwin^ Otherwise smooth. The rear end is forked. It feeds on grass. The Eyed-brown.— This delicate fawn-colored butterfly repays well a little closer attention. The velvety brown spots which ornament the. 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 Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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