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8. Forewings coming to a sharp angle at tip, yellow on upper side of forewings 

 bearing a rough resemblance to an animal's head. 



Yellow Dogface {Colias caesonia) . 



8. Forewings rounded at tip 9. 



9. Ground color of wings sulphur yellow. .. Clouded Sulphur {Colias philodice). 



9. Ground color of wings orange Clouded Orange {Colias eurytheme) 



10. Ground color of wings orange, spread over 13^ inches. 



Bordered Orange {Terias nicippe). 



10. Ground color of wings yellow, spread under 13^ inches 11. 



11. A black band across fore wings near the posterior border 12. 



11. No black band across forewings 14. 



12. Under side of hind wings white Banded Sulphur {Terias jucunda). East 



12. Under side of hind wings rusty 13. 



13. Upper side of hind wings yellow Delia Sulphur {Terian delia). East 



13. Upper side of hind wings white Elathea Sulphur {T. elathea). East. 



14. Under side of hind wings 3^ellow with brown spots. . Little Sulphur {Terias lisa). 

 14. Under side of hind wings rusty Delia Sulphur, female. 



Family III. The Nymphs 



1. Outer edge of both fore and hind wings strongly angled or jagged 2. 



1. Outer edge of hind wings evenly rounded or nearly so 6. 



2. Wings dark brown with cream colored borders. 



Mourning Cloak {Euvanessa antiopa) . 



2. Wings reddish brown, the border darker 3. 



3. Silvery mark on under side of hind wings divided into a curved mark and 



a dot, round black spots on upper side of forewings normally six. 



Question-mark {Grapia interrogationis) 



3. Silvery mark on under side of hindwings undivided, round black spots on 



upper side of forewings normally five 4. 



4. Silvery mark on under side of hind wings tapered at both ends, under side of 



wings with grayish markings.. .Gray Comma {Grapta progne). Mountains. 



4. Silvery mark on under side of hind wings expanded at both ends 5. 



5. Under side of hind wings with greenish markings, wings very much jagged 



on the outer edges.. Green Comma Butterfly {Grapia faunus) . Mountains. 



5. Under side of hind wings without greenish markings, wings only moderately 



jagged Comma Butterfly {Grapta comma). 



6. Wings with numerous silvery spots on the underside 7. 



6. Wings without silvery spots on the underside 10. 



7. Forewings long and narrow, silvery spots on under side of hind wings elongate. 



Gulf Fritillary {Agraulis vanillae). 



7. Fore wings broad, silvery spots on under side of wings round 8. 



8. Spread of wings \}4 inches. . . Myrina Fritillary {Argynnis myrina). Mountains. 



8. Spread of wings 2>^ to 3 inches 9. 



9. Under side of hind wings with a broad yellowish band. 



Great Spangled Fritillary {Argynnis cybele). Mountains. 

 9. Under side of hind wings with a narrow yellowish band. 



Silver Spotted Fritillary {Argynnis aphrodite). Mountains. 



