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The Compton Tortoise 

 Expanse two and one-half inches, mottled with dark red 

 and ochre yellow, like the colors of a tortoise shell. 

 A white spot is on the front of each wing near the tip. 

 The hind wings on the lower side each bear a small 

 L-shaped silvery or white mark. 



spots; it is spiny. The caterpillars of the same DTOOd live 

 ther feeding <>n tli< of the leaves which they ' 



together making a protective abode. The food plant is net t le. 

 The Contpton 



Tortoise. — This 



butterfly resem- 

 bles very much 



the polyp in ins 



even having the 



11 embroidered" 



initial on the 



lower side of the 



hind wings. 



However, it dif- 

 fers in one par- 



ticular. The 



hind margin of 



the front wings is 



straight and not 



incurved. Its caterpillar is greenish in color more or less speckled 



with lighter color. It has black, bristly spines and the caterpillars of 



the same brood feed in a flock. The food plants are birch and willow. 



The Mourning 

 Cloak.— This but- 

 terfly which is well 

 known m Europe is 

 very common here. 

 It winters as a but- 

 terfly and is the 

 earliest of all our 

 butterflies to ap- 

 pear in the spring. 

 Its caterpillar is 

 velvety black cov- 

 ered with white 

 raised dots, and a 

 row of red spots 

 along the middle of 

 the back. It has 



rows of black spines. It feeds on elm, willow, poplar and other trees. 



The Mourning Cloak 

 Expanse two and one-half to three and one-half 

 inches. Color purplish-brown appearing black 

 when flying. The wings have a broad, yellow 

 border sprinkled with brown and just inside the 

 border a row of blue or lavender spots. 



