ROADSIDE LIFE. 



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their orange-red and brown colors, each with a cop- 

 pery tinge, and conspicuous black 

 markings. Fig. 217 represents a 

 common species. 



The Blues. — The blues are so 

 called on account of the blue color 

 of the upper surface of the wings. ^^^- ^i?-— a copper. 

 The extent of this color, how- 

 ever, differs greatly in different 

 species, and also in the two 

 sexes of the same species. Fig. 

 218 represents the size and 

 form of a common species. 



The Hair-streaks. — These 

 are usually dark brown, with 

 delicate striped markings on 

 the lower surface of the wings, 

 which suggested the common 

 name given above ; but some spe- 

 cies are brilliantly marked with 

 metallic blue or green. The 

 hind wings are also commonly 

 furnished with delicate tail-like 

 prolongations (Fig. 219). The 

 fore wings of the male often bear 

 a small dull oval spot near the fig. 219.-A hair-streak. 

 middle of the costal part of the wing — the discal stig- 

 ma — which is filled with the peculiar scent-scales 

 known as andriconia. 



Fig. 218.— a blue. 



THE FOUR-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES. 



The family Nymphalid^ (Nym-phal'i-dse), which 

 includes a large proportion of our butterflies, differ 



