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THE CABBAGE BUTTERFLY 



Expanse, an inch and tJircc-qiiartcrs, 

 Color, white zvith black spots. 



THE ROADSIDE BUTTERFLY 



Expanse, one and thrce-Jourths to 

 two inches. Color, bright, siilphur- 

 ycllow. Wings bordered with 

 blackish. Spot -on the fore-wing 

 black and on the hind wing orange 

 yclloiv. 



THE YELLOWS 



The Roadside Butterfly.— This is the 

 best representative that we have of the 

 yellows, and it may be seen in the sum- 

 mer in great numbers flitting about the 

 flowers of our roadsides, or settled for 

 a social drink about some mud puddle 

 in the road. Its caterpillar is small, 

 green in color, and feeds on clover, 

 vetch, lupine, etc. It is so well concealed 

 by color that it is rarely found. 



THE NYMPHS 



THE FRITILLARIES 



These are reddish-brown butterflies 

 with many black spots on the upper 

 sides of the wings and with many silver 

 spots on the lower sides of the wings. 

 When wc were children we used to call 



SILVER BORDERED FRITILLARY, ^j^^^g rOUud. silvCF SpOtS " buttCrflv 



above; MEADOW FRiTH^LARY, below. . ' 



_ , money," and it was one of our pastimes 



Expanse, one and thrcc-qnartcrs . ^. 



inches. Color, orangc-yelloiv to gently seize one of these buttertties 



spotted zvith black. The under ^^.j^^,^ ^^,^ f^^^^^ j^ mucking nectar from 

 side of wt ngs snows the meadow ^ 



at the right. some thistle blossom and count its 



