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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



The under side is darker, with more of a purplish tint, 

 and the ocelli of the hind wings are obscured. 



The eggs of this butterfly are deposited in dense 

 clusters, those of A. Celtis singly. When first deposited 

 the eggs are pale yellowish white, but towards time for 

 hatching the mass becomes more buff-colored. 



The larva, in its first stage, is, according to Professor 

 C V. Riley, easily distinguished from that of Celtis by 

 its copal-yellow, instead of black, head ; and in the other 



Fig. 66. 



Apatura Clyton : g, larva, half grown, dorsal view ; h, imago, male, under side ; i,j, 

 k, I, m, the five different heads of larva; n, o, dorsul and lateral views of larval joint ; 

 p, egg, enlarged ; q, larvse as when hibernating (natural size). 



stages by a dark dorsal line, and a straight instead of 

 wavy suprastigmatal line. The head is also larger, more 

 pubescent, broader at the apex, and with the antlers 

 larger, more spiny and hairy. These characters are well 

 shown in the two illustrations which accompany each of , 

 the two species compared. According to Mr. W. H. 

 Edwards, there is only one brood of Clyton in the latitude 

 of West Virginia, the larvse hibernating after the second 

 or third moult. 



