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THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 



border through which runs a wavy line of red. Along 

 the edge of the hind wing are six oblong spots. Near the 

 tip of each fore wing is a round black spot within a bluish 

 white line. At the centre of each wing on the female 

 there is an oblong reddish-white spot surrounded by a line 





Attacus Promethia. 



of black. These same spots may be seen very faintly on 

 the under side of the male, but never on the upper side. 



" The Arctia Acrea, or Beach moth, is a small but very 

 pretty variety, now becoming quite common in our inland 

 towns. Its home is on the great salt marshes, but it is 

 supposed that the chrysalids have been brought inland 

 with loads of salt hay, and in this way it is fast becoming 



