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10. Ground color of upper side of wings black or blackish, usually with some white 



markings 11. 



10. Ground color of upper side of wings some shade of brown or reddish brown. . .14. 



11. Wings black, transversely banded with white, forewings long and narrow. 



Zebra Butterfly (Heliconin charitonia). South-east. 



1 1. Wings not transversely banded with white 12. 



12. Upper side of forewings crossed by a bright red band. 



Red Admiral {Pyratneis atalanta). 



12. Upper side of forewings without red band 13. 



13. Under side with numerous red spots.. . .Red-spotted Purple {Limenilis ursula). 



13. Under side of wings without red spots. 



Diana Fritillary (Argynnis diana), female. Mountains. 



14. Upper side of wings without white markings 1.5. 



14. Upper side of wings with more or less white markings 19. 



1.5. Spread 3 to 4 inches, inner half of wings dark, the outer half orange in strong 



contrast Diana Fritillary, male. 



15. Spread 2>2 inches or less, colors not as in diana 16. 



16. Upper side of wings with 8 to 10 rounded black spots on each wing, spread 



about IK inches Bellona Fritillary (Argyuuis bellona). Mountains. 



16. Upper side of wings with not more than 4 or ,5 rounded black spots on each 



wing, if more are present on the hind wings, there are none on the forewings. 1 7. 



17. Black spots as well as other markings present on upper side of forewings, 



color of wings mainly fuhous. Spread 2 to 2}4 inches. 



Variegated Fritillary {Euptoieta claudia). 



17. No round black spots on upper side of forewings, spread of wings under 2 



inches 18. 



18. The dark color predominating on upper side of forewings. 



Silver Crescent {Phyciodes nycteis). Mountains. 



18. The fulvous color predominating on upper side of forewings. 



Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes Iharos). 



19. Palpi very long, snout-like; outer edge of forewing strongly angled, wings 



fulvous centrally, black externally. . . Beaked Butterfly {Lihythea bachmani) . 



19. Palpi short as usual, outer edge of forewing not strongly angled, if at all. ... 20. 



20. Wing veins all edged with black, ground color of wings reddish brown or 



orange 21. 



21. Wing veins not edged with black 22. 



21. Spread 3>^ inches or more, no black line across middle of hind wings, two 



rows of white spots near the outer edge of both pairs of wings. 



Monarch Butterfly {Danais plexippus). 



21. Spread under 3K inches, a black band across middle of hind wings, one row 



of white dots near edge of wings Viceroy Butterfly {Limenitis archippus). 



22. Wings with numerous white spots on the undersides of all wings, and at 



least on the upper side of the forewings also, but without any ringed eye- 

 like spots 23 



22. Wings with few white spots on any one wing, but with eye-like spots on at 



least the under side of the hind wings 25. 



23. Spread about 3K inches, the hind wings with very few, if any white spots on 



the upper side The Queen (Danais herenice). Eastern Section. 



