THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 



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largest butterfly we have. Its wings expand from three to 

 four and a half inches. It is not so gaudy in color as 

 some others are. The wings are tawny orange, and very 



Archippus. 



beautifully bordered with black dotted with white. The 

 wings are crossed by fine black veins, and on the tip of 

 the fore wing are several yellow and white spots extending 

 up on to the front border. The under side of the wings 

 is of a deep yellow, bordered and veined the same as the 

 upper side. The head and thorax are black spotted with 

 white, and the antennae have a long knob. The males 

 of the Archippus are marked by an elevated black spot 

 on one of the veins near the centre of the hind wing. 



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