214 BUTTERFLIES 



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with a distinctly pointed head. From these chrysalids i 



butterflies emerge early in summer. 



Evidently in the more Southern states there are two 



broods of these butterflies each year but there is great need \ 

 of more precise knowledge in regard to them. 



As is the case with so many other butterflies there is a | 

 dimorphic form, called ocellata, in which the outer half of 

 the hind wing is very dark brown, with the eye-spot show- 

 ing as black with red-brown circles. ; 



Synopsis of the Emperors \ 



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Goatweed Emperor {Anoea andria or Pyrrhanea andria), ] 



Expanse 2| inches. Front outer angle of each front wing I 



projecting into a falcate tip. Rear outer angle of each i 



hind wing projecting into a distinct tail. General color 



burnt-orange with darker marginal bands, and in the fe- ! 



male on the upper surface other sub-marginal markings. j 



Gray Emperor (Chlorippe celtis). Expanse 2 inches. i 



General color grayish brown with numerous markings of < 



white and blackish. A distinct brown eye-spot on the j 



upper surface of each front wing near the outer hind \ 



angle. \ 



Tawny Emperor {Chlorippe clyton). Expanse 2 inches. 

 General color tawny brown with markings of black and 



yellowish white. No distinct eye-spot on upper surface ! 



of front wings. \ 



THE MEADOW-BROWNS OR SATYRS j 



Family Agapetidae \ 



The Meadow-browns form one of the most distinctive j 



family groups ankong all the butterfly tribes. They are j 



