. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. 1456 Tin: in riKMKMKS Ol Ni:\V i;N(iLANI). u. \'i(iU'H(iii, with ciTliiiii (ilijflil Mii'iatiDiii. In cjii'ly lit'c, \'. canlni tries to iiiiikr lilt' Hiill' iiiiii I'li'iiiilittc i-il^t'N (it'tliiMtlc l(':i\('.x iiii'ct tiiir(>tli('r, liiit with iiHliUcrcnl kui' mid so tills in tlic iiiii rsiii-iswitli tin (•xii'cdiii^lylhin wcli, in no way conci'iilin;; it t'loiii sijjlit. In nth r life it tonus un oval nivst of the hIzc ot'
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. 1456 Tin: in riKMKMKS Ol Ni:\V i;N(iLANI). u. \'i(iU'H(iii, with ciTliiiii (ilijflil Mii'iatiDiii. In cjii'ly lit'c, \'. canlni tries to iiiiikr lilt' Hiill' iiiiii I'li'iiiilittc i-il^t'N (it'tliiMtlc l(':i\('.x iiii'ct tiiir(>tli('r, liiit with iiHliUcrcnl kui' mid so tills in tlic iiiii rsiii-iswitli tin (•xii'cdiii^lylhin wcli, in no way conci'iilin;; it t'loiii sijjlit. In nth r life it tonus un oval nivst of the hIzc ot' a |>ijft'on's y completely eoveriiijf 'he nion mpael, liiil still very slight weh, with the intlorus- eeiK'c ot' the pi,.iit. Another class ot' iicsts is that made liy some ot' our Mclitaeidi (('iiieli- dia and Kiiphydryas) \>liich. living; in company, cover tit tirst si few , then the whole head of the plant, and eventually, sometimes, the whole plant in a tolerably Hrm wch. within which the eompaiiy feeil, until the whole lieeomes a nasty mess of halt eaten and dryinjj; leaves, and all sorts of trass, inchiding their own ex'lhened it with denser wch and d' 'vn the leaves ot' the head more tiLrhtly. so that it hecomes a mere lai liich one may cover with his hand, and which contracts the more. a|ip. , ; winter a|)proaehc8. In the spring they ( vidently lia\e had enough of this sort of eoiumuual lite, and live thereafter in the open air. Hut perhaps the most interesting nest of all is that made hy the cater- l)illar of the viceroy. This caterpillar hihernates when partly grown, and jtrovides for the occasion a winter residence, w liieh is occupied oidy iluring the cold season. For this purpose it i-ats the sides of a willow-leaf nearly to the midrili. for aliout one-third the distance from the tip, ordinarily selecting for the purpose a leaf near the end of a twig ; ihe opposite edges of the rest of this leaf it hrings together, and not only fastens them firm
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