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.

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The Variegated Fritillary

BB. Fore wings with the apex not produced, the outer margin being convex throughout (Brenthis).

C. Lower side of hind wings with silvery spots. (B.myrina), p. 122. THE SILVER-BORDERED FRITILLARY. CC. Lower side of hind wings without silvery spots. (B. bellona), p. 119.

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