ROADSIDE LIFE. 



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 FIG. 218. A blue. 



their orange-red and brown colors, each with a cop- 

 pery tinge, and conspicuous black 



markings. Fig. 217 represents a 



common species. 



THE BLUES. The blues are so 



called on account of the blue color 



of the upper surface of the wings. FlG - 2I7 '~ A copper - 



The extent of this color, how- 

 ever, differs greatly in different 

 species, and also in the two 

 sexes of the same species. Fig. 

 218 represents the size and 

 form of a common species. 



THE HAIR-STREAKS.- -These 

 are usually dark brown, with 

 delicate striped markings on 



the lower surface of the wings, 



which suggested the common 



name given above ; but some spe- 

 cies are brilliantly marked with 



metallic blue or green. The 



hind wings are also commonly 



furnished with delicate tail-like 



prolongations (Fig. 219). The 



fore wings of the male often bear 



a small dull oval spot near the FIG. 2 i 9 .-A hair-streak. 



middle of the costal part of the wing the discal stig- 

 ma which is filled with the peculiar scent-scales 

 known as andriconia. 



THE FOUR-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES. 



The family NYMPHALID^ (Nym-phari-clas), which 

 includes a large proportion of our butterflies, differ 



