168 Bugs, Butterflies, and Beetles 



first of August. The minute hairs on the body 

 of the caterpillar give it a downy appearance, and 

 it has yellowish white stripes on each side of its 

 body. They feed on clover and green-pea vines. 

 The chrysalis has a belt of silk, like those already 

 described, and the head of the chrysalis is pointed. 

 These yellow butterflies are common as far north 

 as bleak Labrador and our own country roads in 

 summer time would not look natural without them. 

 There are also, by the roadsides, in the fields, 



some very small butterflies which will attract atten- 

 tion on account of their dainty appearance, known 

 as gossamers. They include the coppers and blues. 



THE AMERICAN COPPER BUTTERFLY 



The American copper butterfly (Fig. 147) is 

 easily recognized by the red copperish sheen on its 

 fore-wings and the eight, more or less, small square 

 black spots. The hind-wings have a broad dusky 

 brown border and a wide copper-red band ^on the 



