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Comma Butterfly

Grapta comma

Plate XIX — Comma Butterfly is Fig. 3
Plate XIX — Comma Butterfly is Fig. 3

Butterfly.--Dimorphic, in the form dryas with the hind wings heavily suffused with black, in the form harrisi predominantly fulvous. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.

The caterpillars feed upon the Urticaceae, and are very common upon the nettle. They vary greatly in color, some being almost snow-white. This species is found throughout Canada and the adjacent provinces, and ranges south to the Carolinas and Texas and over the Northwestern States.