The Antiopa 179 



which are tipped with violet and marked with dark 

 spots. The caterpillar may be found on the elm 

 trees, the hop vine and the nettles (Fig. 156). 



THE I- KUrrEKFlA' 



The L hutterfly is so-cailed hccause it is 

 branded like a Western broncho — that is, it carries 

 a silver L in the middle of the under side of its 

 hind-wings. Tlie caterpillars of the L thrive on 

 the leaves of the hop and tlie elm trees. The L 

 butterfly (Fig. 157), is a northern varic'y. Fur- 

 ther south w^e have a con una butterfly, wliich is 

 branded with a silver comma in the centre of the 

 hind-wings ; the caterpillar of the comma also feeds 

 upon the hop and elm trees and the nettle. 



THE ANTIOPA 



The Anti'o-pa is a hyphenated American and 

 not a native-born citizen of our republic, but like 

 all the rest of the immigrants, including our own 

 far-distant ancestors, the Antiopa came over here 

 to better its condition and found here fewer ene- 

 mies and plentj" of food and so it has thrived like 

 the rest of the immigrants, and become one of the 

 citizens of our butterfly community. The cater- 

 pillars play hob with the willow trees. Some weep- 



