Home › Volumes › Butterflies › Nymphs
Goatweed Butterfly
Butterfly, male.--Solidly bright red above, the outer margins narrowly dusky on the borders. On the under side the wings are gray, dusted with brown scales, causing them to resemble the surface of a dried leaf.
Female.--The female has the upper side paler and marked by pale fulvous bands, as shown in the plate. Expanse, male, 2.50 inches; female, 3.00 inches.
Early Stages.--In Fig. 21, on p. 9, is a good representation of the mature caterpillar, the nest which it constructs for itself, and the chrysalis. A full account of the life-history may be found in the "Fifth Missouri Report" from the pen of the late C. V. Riley. The caterpillar feeds on Croton capitatum.
The insect ranges from Illinois and Nebraska to Texas.