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SILVER CRESCENT 



Expanse, one and one-half 



may be distinguished from other orange -yel- 

 low, small butterflies because there is so much 

 of brown or black upon the wings that it is 

 hard to tell whether that or the orange is the 

 ground color. The lower sides of the wings 

 are much paler than above and are marked 

 with various shades of yellow in a most com- 

 inches. Color, orange-yellozv l^^'^^^ed pattern. The caterpillars of these 

 with black markings. species are black marked with yellow or 



•orange, spiny, and feed on sunflowers, asters, 



and other composite plants. 



Tlic Baltimore. — This is another crescent spot, but is very striking 



in appearance. It is found near swampy places. Its caterpillar is black 



and orange banded and stripe. 1 and 



spiny. The caterpillars of one 



brood live together like a happy 



family, weaving leaves around 



themselves for protection ; a queer 



thing about them is that during late 



summer the whole brood suddenly 



stops eating voluntarily and waits 



for winter, although surrounded by 



plenty of food. The food is snake- 

 head. 



THE BALTIMORE 



THE ANGLE WINGS 



Expanse, tivo inches. Color, black 

 with outer marginal row of reddish- 

 . orange spots and two parallel rows 

 of very pale yellow spots. 



These butterflies are so called 

 because the edges of their wings look as if they were cut in sharp notches 

 and scalloped with a pair of scissors; they are among our most interest- 

 ing and beautiful butterflies. 



the thistle butterflies 



Three of the angle wings are called the thistle butterflies because 

 they are particularly fond of the nectar of thistle blossoms, and each one 



