. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. THE AEGYNNIS BUTTERFLIES. 285 on these plants we may expect to find the caterpillars of our native species, which as yet are mostly unknown,, in the months of May, June, and July. Argynnis Idalia, Drury. Idalia Butterfly. (Fig. 110.) Fore wings deep tawny orange, spotted with black, and with a broad black hind border, around which, in the fe- males, is a row of white spots ; hind wings blue-black above, Fig. with two rows of spots behind, both of which in the female are cream-colored, but in the males the spots o
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. THE AEGYNNIS BUTTERFLIES. 285 on these plants we may expect to find the caterpillars of our native species, which as yet are mostly unknown,, in the months of May, June, and July. Argynnis Idalia, Drury. Idalia Butterfly. (Fig. 110.) Fore wings deep tawny orange, spotted with black, and with a broad black hind border, around which, in the fe- males, is a row of white spots ; hind wings blue-black above, Fig. with two rows of spots behind, both of which in the female are cream-colored, but in the males the spots of the outer row are deep tawny orange; all the wings on the under side have a row of pearly-white crescents within the black border ; and on the hind wings, which are brown, are seven- teen more pearly-white spots; the fringes of all the wings are spotted with white. Expands from 3£ to 3f inches or more. This large and fine butterfly is found in meadows in the latter part of July and beginning of August. Argynnis Aphrodite, Fabricius. Aphrodite Butterfly. (Fig. 111.) Wings tawny-yellow in the males, ochre-yellow in the females, in both brownish next to the body, with a black line near the hinder margins, within which is a row of black crescents, and within the latter is a row of round black. 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 Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856; Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889. Boston : William White, printer to the state
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