. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOP TERA. 40/ rows of blue or green spots on the outer third of the hind wings : the spots of the inner row vary greatly in width in different individuals. On the lower surface there is a reddish orange spot in the discal cell of the fore wings, and one on the discal vein ; on the hind wings there are two orange spots similarly situated, a third at the base of cell II, and a row of. Fig. 478,—Basilarchia arthetnis. seven spots just within a double row of submarginal blue or green spots. This species occurs throughout nearly the whole of the Eas
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOP TERA. 40/ rows of blue or green spots on the outer third of the hind wings : the spots of the inner row vary greatly in width in different individuals. On the lower surface there is a reddish orange spot in the discal cell of the fore wings, and one on the discal vein ; on the hind wings there are two orange spots similarly situated, a third at the base of cell II, and a row of. Fig. 478,—Basilarchia arthetnis. seven spots just within a double row of submarginal blue or green spots. This species occurs throughout nearly the whole of the Eastern United States south of the 43d parallel of latitude. The larva feeds on many plants; among them are plum, apple, pear, and gooseberry. The Hybrid Purple, Basilarchia astyanax-artkemis,— There occurs, along a narrow belt of country extending from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois eastward to the Atlantic coast of New England, a butterfly that closely re- sembles the Red-spotted Purple, but which has more or less of the white band of the Banded Purple. This is believed to be a hybrid between these two species. The region in which it occurs is that in which the ranges of the two species overlap. North of this region, of these three forms only the Banded Purple occurs ; south of it only the Red-spotted Purple is found. The Viceroy, Basilarchia archippics (B. ar-chip^'pus).— The wings vary in color from a dull yellow orange tinged. 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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