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 Skippers

1 butterfly in this part of How to Know the Butterflies.

The Skippers (Superfamily Hesperioidea)

Superfamily Hesperioidea (Hes-per-i-oi'de-a) THE skippers are commonly classed with the butterflies; for this reason they are discussed…

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