. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 12 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. "You see the wings are of a purplish-brown color, with a broad buff-yellow border. Just inside the border is a row of pale blue spots. Even this fine specimen," he. The Antiopa. continued, "is somewhat faded, as these butterflies always are in the Spring. The butterflies of this brood which are flying about now will very soon die. They will first deposit their eggs on the Elm and Willow trees, where the caterpillar lives after it is hatched, until about the first of July,
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. 12 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. "You see the wings are of a purplish-brown color, with a broad buff-yellow border. Just inside the border is a row of pale blue spots. Even this fine specimen," he. The Antiopa. continued, "is somewhat faded, as these butterflies always are in the Spring. The butterflies of this brood which are flying about now will very soon die. They will first deposit their eggs on the Elm and Willow trees, where the caterpillar lives after it is hatched, until about the first of July, when it becomes a chrysalis. The butterfly breaks the chrysalis in about two weeks, and when it first creeps out -and spreads its fresh wings in the sun- shine, the color on them is very brilliant and rich as velvet. This brood of Antiopa is very short lived. It. 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 Conant, Helen Peters Stevens, 1839-1899. Boston, Ticknor and Fields
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