246 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



bright, but oftener dull or obscure yellow. The ocelli 

 of the hind wings rarely six, more often less than three, 

 sometimes none. 



New England, New York. 



Var. OLYMPUS, Edw. This equals in size the typical 

 form. The males are almost black. The ocelli are very 

 small and without rings, but in some examples there is 

 a faint russet or yellowish tint about them, and perhaps 

 on the space between them. On the under side the rings 

 are russet or ochraceous on both wings, and there is 

 a perceptible bronzy reflection on the under side of the 

 hind wings, especially in the males. 



Illinois to the Rocky Mountains. 



The egg is conoidal, rounded at base and somewhat 

 flattened, truncated, the sides slightly convex; marked 

 by about eighteen vertical ridges, crossed by numerous 

 fine low ridges ; summit rounded, covered with shallow 

 cells. Color lemon-yellow. It hatches in from fourteen 

 to twenty-eight days. 



The young larva is .1 of an inch long, the head 

 considerably larger than the other segments. The body 

 is carnation, with seven crimson longitudinal lines, the 

 head light lemon-yellow specked with brown ; sparsely 

 hairy. On the body there are six rows of long white 

 bristles, a part of which point forward and a part back- 

 ward. 



The larvae become lethargic soon after leaving the eggs, 

 and thus hibernate. As soon as they begin to feed in the 

 spring the color changes to pale green with the lines red, 

 but later the ground color becomes deep green and the 



