. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. BUTTERFLIES OP CALIFORNIA (Continued)- Dr. John Adams Comstock FAMILY DANAID/E Genus DANAUS L. The Milkweed Butterflies THE MONARCH, (Danaus menippe Hbn.) is the best known of our native butterflies, occuring as it does abundantly in every part of the continent. It is as stable and dependable as its name seems in- constant,—for it has appeared variously in past publications as Anosia plexippus. and Danais archippus, and now makes its bow as Danaus menippe. We venture the hope that all of the a
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. BUTTERFLIES OP CALIFORNIA (Continued)- Dr. John Adams Comstock FAMILY DANAID/E Genus DANAUS L. The Milkweed Butterflies THE MONARCH, (Danaus menippe Hbn.) is the best known of our native butterflies, occuring as it does abundantly in every part of the continent. It is as stable and dependable as its name seems in- constant,—for it has appeared variously in past publications as Anosia plexippus. and Danais archippus, and now makes its bow as Danaus menippe. We venture the hope that all of the ancient literature touching on this familiar insect has now been fine-combed by the specialist, and that no archaic designation remains to be unearthed, to come forth on the established rule of priority and tumble menippe into the discard. The Monarch belongs to a group of butterflies that are believed by many writers to have obnoxious qualities which render them immune to the attacks of insectivores. This probably accounts in part for its abundance and longevity, for the Monarch lives weeks or months to the average butterfly's 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 Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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