How to Know the Butterflies

The Cornell classic that taught America to name what it saw: every eastern butterfly described from life, with its caterpillar, its food-plants, its habits — and how to pronounce its Latin.

The Milkweed Butterflies

8 butterflies in this part of How to Know the Butterflies.

The Queen

Anosia berenice (A-no'si-a ber-e-ni'ce) PLATE XXXII, FIG. 2, male; PLATE XXVIII, FIG. 3, female The upper surface of the wings is reddish…

The Long-Beaks (Family Libytheid Lib-y-the'i-d)

Family Libytheidæ (Lib-y-the'i-dæ) The long-beaks can be easily recognized by their excessively long, beak-like palpi, which are from…

The Snout Butterfly

Hypatus bachmani (Hyp'a-tus bach-man'ni) FIG. 38 The wings are blackish brown above, marked with orange patches and white spots. On the…

The Long-Beaks (Orange patch just beyond cell)

orange patch just beyond cell R + M. Expanse of wings one and three-fourths inches.

The Metal-Marks (Family Riodinid Ri-o-din'i-d)

Family Riodinidæ (Ri-o-din'i-dæ) The metal-marks are small butterflies, which bear some resemblance to the gossamer-winged butterflies and…

The Small Metal-Mark

Calephelis cænius (Cal-e-phe'lis cæ'ni-us) PLATE XXXIII, FIG. 1, 2 The upper surface of the wings is rust-colored, and is crossed by four…

The Large Metal-Mark

Calephelis borealis (Cal-e-phe'lis bo-re-a'lis) The upper surface of the wings is dull brownish yellow, crossed by obscure, transverse…

The Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (Family Lyc nid Ly-c n'i-d This)

Family Lycænidæ (Ly-cæn'i-dæ) This family includes butterflies which are of small size and delicate structure. In size they resemble the…

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