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 Yellows

The yellows are easily recognized by their bright yellow colors, although in some species whitish forms occur. They abound almost everywhere in open fields, and are common about wet places in roads. To this group belong the larger number of our pierids.

Our more common species, which are described below, can be separated by the following table:

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A. Antennæ with a distinct club, which is flattened, and is rounded at the apex.

B. Front wings with a black bar along the inner margin. (N. iole), p. 86.

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