. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. p. Protodice, female (natural size). EASTERN UNITED STATES. 109 Winter form, Vernalis, Edw.—This form is smallerthan the summer form, and the dark colors are moreprominent. The spots of the subterminal row of thefore wings are more inclined to be connected. It ex-pands scarcely inches. Body black, with some white hairs and scales. The eggs are long, slender, pointed, and depositedsingly on the under side of the leaves of its food-plant,often a number on one leaf. Fia. p. Protodice,
. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. p. Protodice, female (natural size). EASTERN UNITED STATES. 109 Winter form, Vernalis, Edw.—This form is smallerthan the summer form, and the dark colors are moreprominent. The spots of the subterminal row of thefore wings are more inclined to be connected. It ex-pands scarcely inches. Body black, with some white hairs and scales. The eggs are long, slender, pointed, and depositedsingly on the under side of the leaves of its food-plant,often a number on one leaf. Fia. p. Protodice, lanra and pupa. The larva when first hatched is of a uniform orangecolor, with a black head. When full grown it inches in length and is nearly cylindrical. Themost common color is green verging into blue, eachjoint with six transverse wrinkles. There are fourlongitudinal yellow lines each equidistant from theother, and each interrupted by a pale blue spot on thefirst and fourth wrinkles of each joint. There are traa;sof another substigmatal line. On each wrinkle is a rowof various-sized, round, black, piliferous spots, those onwrinkles one and four being largest and most regularly 10 110 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE situated; a black hair arising from each spot. Headconcoloious with the body, covered with black spots, andusually with a yellow or orange patch each side. The chrysalis is .65 of an inch long, varying in color,but mostly bluish gray more or less sprinkled with black,with the ridges and prominences edged with buff or fleshcolor. This butterfly is usual
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