reo 



A.. E. VerriU — The Bermuda Islands. 



is called " Orange-dog " in Florida. The butterfly, which is our 

 largest species, is yellow and black, some individuals having much 

 more yellow than the one figured, there being dimorphic broods. 

 Common in the Southern United States, and not rare in southern 

 New England. Its larva feeds also on the prickly ash, hop-tree, 

 rue, fraxinella, and Kentucky coffee-tree. 



A species of Papilio, resembling P. troilus and P. ])olyxenes, was 

 also seen in April, 1901, but not captured. 



Painted Lady ; Thistle Butterfly. ( Vanessa cardui (L.)=Pyrameis 

 cardui of many authors). Figures 118, la-e. 



First recorded by Hurdis as occurring Sept. 4, 184V, in some num- 

 bers, also Sept. 11, 1849, and Aug. to Nov., 1854 ; and by Jones, 

 1863. Not uncommon in autumn, but doubtless has two broods. 

 Its larva feeds on thistles, burdock, sunflower, and allied composite 



118 119 



Figure 118. — Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui); la, b, larva?; c, pupa; 1(7, e, imagos. 

 Figure 119. — Red Admiral (V. atalanta); 2d, e, imagos ; a, b, b', larvae; 2c, 

 pupa. Both -■> natural size ; after Berge. 



plants ; sometimes on mallows and hollyhocks. It is widely dis- 

 tributed in both hemispheres. Easily distinguished from the Red 

 Admiral by lacking the oblique orange-red hand across the fore 

 wings ; the under side of the fore wings is bright pink or rose-red 

 centrall} r ; the round spots of the hind wings beneath are blue ; 

 black above. 



