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vation while writing this chapter is the case of the larvae of Lyccena sp., 

 abundant on the flower-heads of the just-blossoming (May) California 

 buckeye, sEsculus calijornicus. The buds of the buckeye are green, or green 



FIG. 787. The dead-leaf butterfly, Kallima sp., a remarkable case of special protective 

 resemblance. (Natural size.) 



and rose, or even all rose externally. The quiet slug-like Lycaenid larvae 

 lie longitudinally along the buds and their short stems, and are either green 



