THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 



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"This other specimen is called Lycaena Epixanthe. In 

 shape and size it is similar to the copper butterfly, but 

 all the wings are of a dull brown color, and are marked 

 with a few black dots. A few orange 

 spots ornament the margin of the 

 hind wings. This species is some- 

 what rare. It is usually found hov- 

 ering over damp meadows and low 

 lands, and it does not delight in 

 flowers so much as in green grass and sunshine." 



Lycaena Epixanthe. 



