EXPLANATION OF PLATE 82. 



Nests of Caterpillars. 



Nymphalidae ( Melitaeidi ) 

 (Hespertdi) ■ 



Fapilioninae. Hesperidae, 



Printed on stone by B. Meisel. The ilrawiugs by J. H. Emerton (figs. !-(!, 8, 9), S. H. Scudder (figs. 7, 10) and 

 C.V.Riley (fig. 11). 



1. Thanaos juvenalis. Nest in tlie partlj' eaten 

 leaf of the scrub oali. 



2. Thanaos juvenalis. A very close nest on a 

 similar leaf, found completely closed at the end 

 of the season and containing a parasitized cater- 

 pillar. 



3. Euphydryas phaeton. The winter nest made of 

 the head of Clielone, as it appears in winter when 

 contracted, and containing an entire colony of 

 partly grown caterpillars. 



4. Euphoeades troilus. Nest of a leaf of spice- 

 bush, made by a caterpillar in its second stage. 



5. Euphoeades troilus. A similar nest, made by 

 a caterpillar in its first stage. 



6. Euphoeades troilus. A similar nest, made by 

 a caterpillar In its third or fourth stage. 



7. Thanaos persius. Nest of a poplar leaf, as 

 made by a very young caterpillar. 



8. Cinclidia harrisii. Nest formed of the sum- 

 mit leaves of Diplopappus, woven together with a 

 thin web. 



9. Epar(/yreus tityrtts. A cocoon found at the 

 base of a tree-trunk and made of coarse saw-dust 

 (the borings of a beetle) entangled in web. 



10. Thanaos lucilius. Nest of a young caterpil- 

 lar, made by folding the leaf of columbine. 



11. Epargyreus tityrus. Nest formed by fasten- 

 ing together several adjoining leaves of Gleditschia. 



