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NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [13:6— Sept., 1917 



The Banded 

 Purple or White 

 Admiral. — This 

 beautiful and 

 striking butter- 

 fly is quite local 

 in its habits and 

 spends its whole 

 life near the 



same spot. 



It 



frequents shady 

 roads. Its cater- 

 pillar feeds upon 

 birch, poplar and 

 shadbush. 



The Red-Spotted 

 Purple. — This is 

 not so common 

 in the North as 

 the banded pur- 

 ple. There is a 

 form which is 

 hybrid between 

 the two showing 

 the trace of the 

 white band 

 across the 

 front wings, 

 while the hind 

 wings are usu- 

 ally like those 

 of this species. 

 Its caterpillar 

 feeds upon plum, thornapple and others. 



The Viceroy. — This butterfly has forsaken the dark uniform of 

 its family and has put on the dress of the monarch. This disguise 

 affords it protection from the birds because the monarch is very 

 distasteful to them, and they have learned to avoid all butterflies 

 which look like it. The black band across the hind wings of the 

 viceroy distinguishes it readily from the monarch. It is also a 



The White Admiral or Banded Purple 

 Expanse about three inches. Color velvety chocolate- 

 black; the broad white band across the wings 

 distinguishes it from other species. 



The Red Spotted Purple 

 Expanse about three inches. Upper surface of wings vel- 

 vety indigo-black tinged with blue or green iridescence. 

 The border rows of spots on the hind wings a light 

 iridescent blue. The wings on the undersides show 

 many red spots. 



