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cause the monarch is very distasteful to them, and they have learned to 

 avoid all butterflies which look like it. The black band across the hind 

 wings of the viceroy distinguishes it readily from the monarch. It is 

 also a smaller butterfly. (See figure on page 789.) Its caterpillar feeds 

 upon willow and poplar. 



The Banded Purple. — This beautiful and striking butterfly is c[uite 

 local in its habits and spends its whole life near the same spot. It fre- 

 quents shady roads. Its caterpillar feeds upon birch, poplar and shadbush. 



THE BANDED PURPLE 



Expanse, about three inches. Color, velvety 



^ chocolate-black ; the broad ivhite band across 



tJie wings distinguishes it from other species. 



THE MEADOW BROWNS 



These are brown butterflies which do not attract nutch attention from 

 the uninitiated, but are very much loved by any real student of butterflies. 



The Blue-eyed Grayling and the 

 Dull-eyed Grayling. — These two 

 species blend into each other, the blue- 

 eyed being the southern form and the 

 dull-eyed the northern form. The only 

 difl:erence between the two species is 

 that the dull-eyed grayhng lacks the 

 broad yellow band on the front wings, 

 but almost every grade between the 

 two species may be found. The cater- 



THE BLUE-EYED GRAYLING .,,.,, 



T7vhr.^^^ f.c,^ f^ t„ ,^ J 7 n pillar attams the length of over one 



v,xpanse, two to tivo and one-half ^ '^ _ _ 



inches. Color, dull brown with broad and one-third inches. It is green in 



S«/rtS""5f ;;iril5T. '=°lo>- "'"H yeHowisl, stripes along each 

 two black cyc-spots, with little blue side. The body is covered with down, 

 centers; small dark eye-spots on each .^ • ■ .. 1 t-i j • 



hindwin^ Otherwise smooth. The rear end is 



forked. It feeds on grass. 



The Eyed-brown. — This delicate fawn-colored butterfly repays well 



a little closer attention. The velvety brown spots which ornament the 



