THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. IQ 



" Does it live all Summer ? " asked Gilbert. " I remem- 

 ber seeing some that looked just like it, hovering over 

 father's late Clover last Autumn." 



Colias Philodice. 



i^No," replied Mr. Benedict, "this early brood v^ill all 

 disappear, and about the first of August another brood 

 will come out. The late brood is much more numerous 

 than this early one. These butterflies will often fly in 

 such quantities in fields where the late Clover is* in bloom, 

 that you could not throw your net without catching three 

 or four at one time. Now, boys," he continued, "there is 

 a very large and beautiful butterfly which appears about 

 the last of May, and when you are out hunting specimens 

 for next week's lesson, I want you to look for it. It is of 

 a beautiful lemon yellow, ornamented with black stripes. 

 This butterfly is as large as any we have, You must look 

 for it in warm and sunny places. Very few butterflies live 

 in the woods, and those that do, such as the Hipparchians, 

 come much later in the season. At this time of the year 



