MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



spotted with brown without the orange. The under side is deli- 

 cately marbled with olive green and brown. 



I liave taken this butterfl}' near Washington, D. C, where one 



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AiitUochaiis geiiutia. Female. 



may collect half a dozen specimens in a day at the right season. It 

 is one of our prettiest species, and nearly always attracts attention 

 in one's cabinet. 



Parnassius clodius. 



An interesting group of butterflies is the genus Parnassms, in 

 which the wings are so thinly covered witli scales as to be partially 

 transparent. The colors are light yellowish white with brown or 

 slate colored, markings and red or yellow spots, while they have a 

 decidedly moth-like look from the amount of down or soft liairs on 



