Table of Contents 
THE BOOK 
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The Butterflies of North America North of Mexico. 
Family I. Nymphalidce , the Brush-footed Butterflies . . 77 
Subfamily Euploeince , the Milkweed Butterflies ... 80 
Subfamily lthomiince , the Long-winged Butterflies . . 85 
Subfamily Heliconiince , the Heliconians.91 
Subfamily Nymphalince , the Nymphs.93 
Subfamily Satyrince , the Satyrs, Meadow-browns, and 
Arctics.197 
Subfamily Libytheince , the Snout-butterflies .... 226 
Family II. Lemoniidce .228 
Subfamily Erycimnce , the Metal-marks.228 
family III. Lyccenidce .. . 236 
Subfamily Lyccenince , the Hair-streaks, the Blues, and 
the Coppers.236 
Family IV. Papilionidce , the Swallowtails and Allies . . 272 
Subfamily Pierince , the Whites, the Sulphurs, the 
Orange-tips.272 
Subfamily Papilionince , the Parnassians and Swallowtails 304 
Family V. Hesperiidce , the Skippers.318 
Subfamily Pyrrhopygince .319 
Subfamily Hesperiince , the Hesperids .320 
Subfamily Pamphilince .339 
Subfamily Megathymince , genus Megathymus .... 367 
DIGRESSIONS AND QUOTATIONS 
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Immortality (Sigourney).57 
Hugo’s “Flower to Butterfly” (Translated by Eugene Field) 74 
Superstitions (Frank Cowan) .90 
Luther’s Saddest Experience (Yale Literary Magazine, 1852) 100 
A Race after a Butterfly ..127 
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