192 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



yellow at the bottom, — the yellow being reddish or honey- 

 yellow, — and arise from yellow tubercles. The first laterals 

 are white from joints 5 to 11, but those on joints 3, 4, 

 and 12 are black, with buff branches. The second laterals 

 are black, with yellow bases and tubercles. The spines 

 on joint 2 are yellow. Head subcordate, on each vertex 

 a large compound spinous process, the body black, the. 

 branches partly black and partly yellow. 



The chrysalis is similar to that of the other species, 

 and is .7 of an inch long, with several rows of tubercles 

 on the abdomen. Colors dull green, brown, and pinkish 

 white. There is much variation in color of both larvae 

 and pupae. 



The food-plants are gooseberries and currants, and 

 there are two broods in a season, the last brood of 

 butterflies hibernating. 



Northern and Western States. 



60. Grapta J Album, Bd. — Lee. 



Expanse of wings 2.75 inches. 



Upper surface dull yellowish, dusky at base, washed 

 more or less with rusty brown, especially on the basal 

 half. Outer border of fore wings dull black, with a 

 double crenate line, and two more or less obscured large 

 costal bars, — one at the end of the cell, and the other 

 between the cell and a white subapical patch; a black 

 spot in the cell, with three black spots below the cell, the 

 one nearest the base of the wing quite large. 



The hind wings have a black and brown border a 

 little within the margin, the yellow outside sprinkled 

 with brown atoms ; a large black space below the costa, 

 beyond which is a whitish patch. 



