The Meadow-Browns
The Eyed Brown
3 AA. Eyes naked or nearly so; veins M and Cu, of the hind wings arising separately, vein Cu, arising before the apex of cell R + M (Fig…
The Little Wood-Satyr (CC Upper surface of hind wings)
CC. Upper surface of hind wings either without spots or with a small one in cell Cu₁. Expanse of wings two inches or more.
The Southern Wood-Nymph
DD. Smaller species, expanding from two to two and three-eighths inches. (C. alope).
The Sea-Coast Grayling
BB. Upper surface of fore wings without eye-spots.
The Carolinian Satyr (To the one who delves)
To the one who delves in butterfly literature it is apparent that the writers evince an interest which borders on affection for the…
The Grayling
Cercyonis alope (Cer-cy'o-nis al'o-pe) PLATE XXX, FIG. I, 2, 3, 4 This species is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific; it occurs under…
Alice Cary
Satyrodes canthus (Sat-y-ro'des can'thus) PLATE XXXI, FIG. 3, 4 The upper surface of the wings is soft mouse brown on the basal half and…
The White Mountain Butterfly (Neis norna E-ne'is nor'na)
Œneis norna (E-ne'is nor'na) PLATE XXXI, FIG. 5, 8 1 The upper surface of the wings is grayish brown, without spots, except sometimes a…
The Gemmed Brown (Neonympha gemma Ne-o-nympha)
Neonympha gemma (Ne-o-nympha gem'ma) PLATE XXXI, FIG. 6, 9 The upper surface of the wings is a moderately dark mouse brown, with two darker…
The Georgian Satyr (Neonympha phocion Ne-o-nympha)
Neonympha phocion (Ne-o-nympha pho'ci-on) PLATE XXXI, FIG. 10 The upper surface of the wings is mouse brown, without ocellate spots, and…
The Little Wood-Satyr (Cissia eurytus Cis'si-a)
Cissia eurytus (Cis'si-a eu'ry-tus) PLATE XXX, FIG. 5, 6 1 The upper surface of the wings nearly uniform dark brown, the outer third…
The Carolinian Satyr (Cissia sosybius Cis'si-a)
Cissia sosybius (Cis'si-a so-syb'i-us) PLATE XXXI, FIG. 7 Upper surface of wings a rich dark brown, the outer margin marked with a black…
The Heliconians (Family Heliconid Hel-i-con'i-d)
Family Heliconidæ (Hel-i-con'i-dæ) This family consists chiefly of tropical butterflies; a single species, however, extends into the United…
The Zebra
Apostraphia charithonia (Ap-o-stra'phi-a char-i-tho'ni-a) PLATE XXXII, FIG. I Wings black, banded with lemon yellow, as follows: On the…
The Heliconians (Zebra possesses some)
zebra possesses some of the nauseating qualities of the monarch, and is never eaten by birds, lizards or monkeys. Do you know the…
The Milkweed Butterflies (Family Lymnadid Lym-nad'i-d)
Family Lymnadidæ (Lym-nad'i-dæ) These are butterflies of large size, with rounded and somewhat elongated wings, the apical portion of the…
The Monarch
Anosia plexippus (A-no'si-a plex-ip'pus) PLATE XXXII, FIG. 3, male; PLATE XXVIII, FIG. I, female; PLATE I, transformations The upper…