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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



Life History of the Violet-tip Butterfly 



A butterfly rests with its wings standing on end, while a 

 moth either spreads its wings out sidewise or folds them flat 

 on its back. 



Most moths are night flyers, but butterflies fly only by day. 



Some Common Kinds of Butterflies and Moths. — From green 

 cabbage worms there come the small white and yellow butter- 

 flies that are common in summer and early fall. 



From a spiny, hop-vine caterpillar there comes a beautiful 

 dark red butterfly with violet edges on its wings. It is called 

 the violet-tip butterfly. 



From the striped, light green caterpillars on milkweeds there 

 come large brown butterflies whose wings are marked and bor- 

 dered with black. These are the monarch butterflies. 



From the green caterpillars on parsley and carrots there 

 come black butterflies with long projections on their hind 

 wings. They are called sivallowtail butterflies. 



