. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 232 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. lines. On tlie onter margin of all four wing's is a narrow white line, interrupted with Ijlaek at tlie ends of the veins. The thorax is bluish black, the abdomen brown. The under surface is lighter, the inner half of all fonr wings being gray with a slightly bluish cast. The outer half is grayisli bi'own. The markings of the upper side are re[)eated
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 232 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. lines. On tlie onter margin of all four wing's is a narrow white line, interrupted with Ijlaek at tlie ends of the veins. The thorax is bluish black, the abdomen brown. The under surface is lighter, the inner half of all fonr wings being gray with a slightly bluish cast. The outer half is grayisli bi'own. The markings of the upper side are re[)eated bdow in a general way. There is an extra eye-spot. Apatura celtis. Male. Under side. with a wliitisli dot near tlie apex of the fore wing, and the black S[)ots on tlie lowei' wings are pu})il]ed with blue. The thorax and legs are yellowish gray, and the abdomen rusty. The larva feeds on the leaves of the hackberry. It is light green, with a row of yellow spots on its l)ack and yellow lines along its sides. Its head is adorned witli horns as in other species. My brothers had some experience in capturing tliis l)utterfly near Chillicotlie, Ohio, in the month of July. It was most plentiful near trees, often alighting on their trunks. When disturbed it flew very rapidly in an eccentric manner tV)r a slioi-t distance and then alighted suddenly. Several times the insects lit on their clothing and nets, and once or twice actually on their faces. The liabitat of this species is the southern and western states. It does not live farther north than the middle of Ohio, and I have never known of a s[)ecimen being taken in New England. In Apatura flora the ground color is reddish tan, witli the mark- ings and spots strong and sharply defined. The wings are margined with a heavy dark brown band, and the eye-s[)ots on the lower [)air are large and conspicuous. Tlie female is a good deal larger than her mate, but is much paler in coloring, the wings being also without the heavy dark brown. Plea
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