232 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



lines. On tlie onter margin of all four wing's is a narrow white 

 line, interrupted with Ijlaek at tlie ends of the veins. The thorax is 

 bluish black, the abdomen brown. The under surface is lighter, the 

 inner half of all fonr wings being gray with a slightly bluish cast. 

 The outer half is grayisli bi'own. The markings of the upper side 

 are re[)eated bdow in a general way. There is an extra eye-spot 



Apatura celtis. Male. Under side. 



with a wliitisli dot near tlie apex of the fore wing, and the black 

 S[)ots on tlie lowei' wings are pu})il]ed with blue. The thorax and 

 legs are yellowish gray, and the abdomen rusty. The larva feeds on 

 the leaves of the hackberry. It is light green, with a row of yellow 

 spots on its l)ack and yellow lines along its sides. Its head is 

 adorned witli horns as in other species. 



My brothers had some experience in capturing tliis l)utterfly near 

 Chillicotlie, Ohio, in the month of July. It was most plentiful near 

 trees, often alighting on their trunks. When disturbed it flew very 

 rapidly in an eccentric manner tV)r a slioi-t distance and then alighted 

 suddenly. Several times the insects lit on their clothing and nets, 

 and once or twice actually on their faces. The liabitat of this species 

 is the southern and western states. It does not live farther north 

 than the middle of Ohio, and I have never known of a s[)ecimen being 

 taken in New England. 



In Apatura flora the ground color is reddish tan, witli the mark- 

 ings and spots strong and sharply defined. The wings are margined 

 with a heavy dark brown band, and the eye-s[)ots on the lower [)air 

 are large and conspicuous. 



Tlie female is a good deal larger than her mate, but is much 

 paler in coloring, the wings being also without the heavy dark brown 



