. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 350 A. K Verrill—T/ie Bermuda Islands. 762 were seen in April, 1901. Its large, purplish black, spinose larvae feed on the elm and willow, sometimes on poplars ; in Bermuda probably on the weeping willow. Easilj^ recognized by its dark maroon-brown wings, bordered by a row of blue spots and a mar- ginal light drab band. Single specimens of Vanessa to* (fig. 1
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 350 A. K Verrill—T/ie Bermuda Islands. 762 were seen in April, 1901. Its large, purplish black, spinose larvae feed on the elm and willow, sometimes on poplars ; in Bermuda probably on the weeping willow. Easilj^ recognized by its dark maroon-brown wings, bordered by a row of blue spots and a mar- ginal light drab band. Single specimens of Vanessa to* (fig. 123) and of V. 2^olychloros] are recorded by Jones, 18*76, as taken by Canon Tristram in 1848. They are both European species. It is doubtful if they have become fully naturalized Mgure 133.—European Peacock Butterfly {Vanessa io) \ a, b, imago; c, pupa; fg natural size ; after Berge. Mi(sk Butterfly ; Buck-eye ; Lavinia ; Peacock Butterfly. {Jxmo- w^a cce?n"« (Hubn.); Scudder ; Holland,J etc.). Figure 124. First recorded by Hurdis as captured May 15, 1849 ; also Sept. 12, 1854. He stated that it was common throughout the year. J. M. Jones, 1876, says it is "the most common ; It was sent to me by Mr. T. G. Gosling, in 1901. Its larva feeds on Linaria (snap-dragon), purple Gerardia, and allied scrophulariaceous plants, and sometimes on ground-plantain i^Plantago). According to Mr. * Vanessa io has the fore wings above reddish brown with four patches of black, separated by yellow, of which two are angular, one semicircular on upper half of ocellated spot, which has lower half brown with yellow dots, and front margin of yellow; five round blue spots in a row; margin dark. Hind wing blackish brown ; large ocellated spot with black pupil and blue central spots, border whitish ; under side of both wings brownish black. See figure 114. f V. polychloros has the upper side of the wings mostly brownish orange with about six or seven irregular and unequ
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