THE BLUES AND COPPERS 



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the mid-wings produced into a tail-like projection. As an example of the family 

 we may take the Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Nemeobius lucina), an illustration of 

 which is given in the colored plate, No. 2 from the lower right corner. Its brown, 

 yellow-spangled wings once earned for it a place among the fritillaries. It is, 

 however, the sole British representative of a family whose members are so abundant 

 in Brazil. 



THE BLUES AND COPPERS Family 



This large family, represented by many small brightly-colored insects, include 

 the blues, coppers, hairstreaks, and many others. Of the hairstreaks ( Thecla} the 



GROUP OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 



1. I,arge white admiral ; 2. Golden-rod copper, female ; 3. Male of same ; 4. Small copper ; 5. Azure or 

 Clifden blue ; 6. Silver-studded skipper ; 7. Duke of Burgundy. 



purple hairstreak ( T. quercus} is a familiar example. This butterfly has the wings 

 brown black, shot with purple, and abounds all through Europe wherever oak forests 

 exist. It flits round the foliage, laying its eggs, and resting on the leaves, and is a 



