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 Swallow-Tails

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

The Zebra Swallow-Tail (BB Front wings not crossed)

BB. Front wings not crossed by bands of greenish white. C. The larger part of the disk of the wings yellow. (P. glaucus), p. 51.

The Giant Swallow-Tail (DD Principal markings)

DD. Principal markings of the front wings parallel with the outer margin; wings black above and below.

The Palamedes Swallow-Tail (EE Hind wings without a band)

EE. Hind wings without a band of yellow near the middle of the upper surface.

The Tiger Swallow-Tail (Glaucus Form)

(Glaucus Form).

The Zebra Swallow-Tail (Iphiclides ajax Iph-i-cli'des)

Iphiclides ajax (Iph-i-cli'des a'jax) PLATE V, FIG. I, 2 This butterfly differs from all other swallow-tails found in the eastern half of…

The Tiger Swallow-Tail (Papilio glaucus Pa-pil'i-o)

Papilio glaucus (Pa-pil'i-o glau'cus) PLATE VI, FIG. I, 2 In the adult state two distinct forms of this insect occur. These differ so…

The Palamedes Swallow-Tail (Papilio palamedes Pa-pil'i-o)

Papilio palamedes (Pa-pil'i-o pal-a-me'des) PLATE VII, FIG. I This species is found in the southern half of the United States, east of the…

The Giant Swallow-Tail (Papilio thoas Pa-pil'i-o)

Papilio thoas (Pa-pil'i-o tho'as) PLATE VII, FIG. 2; PLATE VIII This is the largest North American butterfly known, expanding from four…

The Blue Swallow-Tail

Laertias philenor (La-er'ti-as phi-le'nor) PLATE XII, FIG. 1, 2 The front wings are lustrous blackish brown; the hind wings are blackish…

Family III

THE PIERIDS (Pi-er'ids) Family Pieridæ (Pi-er'i-dæ) THESE butterflies are usually of medium size, but some of them are small; they are…

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