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footed butterflies. It is tlie largest of all the families, and has been 

 divided into many subfamilies. It is generally coi^iposed of large or 

 medium-sized insects, but there are some small species in it. Promi- 

 nent in this family is the large Milkweed butterfly, or, as it is some- 

 times called, the Monarch {Anosia plexipjms). This is a cosmopolitan 



FIG. oO. A, AiKisiii iil< .i-ij)j)iis, the '■model"; B, linxiiiurliia (ii-rliipjiuf:, 

 the "mimic." Natural size. 



insect, and is found nearly the world over. It is very common in Cali- 

 fornia, and can often be seen on a summer day flying westward in large 

 numbers. It is a large, red-brown insect, with the wing veins very 

 broadly marked in black. The caterpillars, which are common on the 

 milkweeds, are about an inch and a half in length, when fully grown, 

 greenish in color, marked with black bars. It is pretty, even in its 

 larval form, and the chrysalis is a most striking object, being marked 

 with brilliant golden dots along the margin. 



