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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



seen in certain liglits. Tlie insects are sn})})lie(l with long, clnbbed 

 anteiHue, a stout tliorax furnisliing room for the })0\verful muscles to 

 move tlieir strong wings, and a short, small abdomen. Tliey are ex- 

 ceedingl_Y active, and tly with great ra})idity, although their iiiglit is 

 not usuallv long sustained. The under side of the wings is usually 

 adorned with eye-like spots. In some species these are numerous, in 

 others there is but one to each side. Several of the most beautiful 

 species iidiabit Mexico and Central America. 



Ajiatura clytoD. Male. 



Our best known of the four species of this genus inhabiting the 

 eastern half of the United States is Apatnra dyton. There is a 

 good deal of difference in size between the sexes, as will be seen by 

 reference to the illustrations. Tlie upper wings of the male are 

 light rusty brown on the inner half, the outer half being dark brown. 

 Two irregular rows of large rusty yellow spots are located on the 

 outer half, the inner row margined on the inner side by a black line. 

 A row of tawny spots runs along the outer margin, beginning large 

 at the lower angle and growing smaller and finally fading out toward 

 the apex of the w"ing. Two uneven black marks are placed just 

 below tlie upper margin on the inner third. The lower wings al- 

 most reverse the coloring of the upper pair, and with the exception 

 of the concave inner margin, which is yellowish gray, the inner half 

 of the wing is reddish l)rown and the outer half reddish yellow or 

 tawny orange. The veins are dark brown, the outer margin brown. 

 Six roundish lilack spots extend in an irregular line from near the 

 upper margin across the wing to near the lower angle. The thorax 

 and abdomen are greenish brown. The spots and markings of the 



