Insect Study. 



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money before we let it go. There are four species of the fritillaries 

 common in our State. 



The Silver Bordered Fritillary and the Meadozu Fritillary.— These 

 are two little fritillaries 

 which resemble each 

 other very much, but 

 may be easily sep- 

 arated by the fact that 

 the silver bordered has 

 the silver spots on the 

 lower side of the 

 hind wings, while the 

 meadow has not a but- 

 terfly dollar on its wings 

 anywhere. The cater- 

 pillars of these species 

 are small, mottled green 

 and .spiny. They feed 

 upon violets. 



The Great Spangled 

 Fritillary and the Silver 

 Spot Fritillary. — These 

 two are of the same size 

 and marked very simi- 

 larly. The only way to 



. . • 1 1 "^^^ GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY 



distinguish the two spe- ^^p^,,,^^ ^^^^^^ ^J^^^.g inches. Color, orange {which 



cies is to Studv the lower jades to a dull broivn late in the season) marked 



'. . . with black, the wings shading to brown next to the 



Side of the bind wings; ^^^^^ Under sides of the 7vings of the Great 



in the c^reat banded Spangled at the left, oj ilie Silver Spot at the right. 



species there is a broad, buff band inside the 

 silver spots that border the wings ; it is one- 

 fourth as broad as the wing itself. This band 

 is very much narrower in the silver spot. The 

 caterpillars of these species are velvety black 

 and spiny, and feed on the leaves of violets. 



THE CRESCENT SPOTS 



Expanse, one and one-half ^he Silver Creseent and the Pearl Cres- 



tnches. Color, orange-yellow 

 with black markings. cent. — These are two little butterflies wdiich 



PEARL CRESCENT 



