172 NATURAL HISTORY. 



with fine hairs, flesh-colored, with a black and yellow 

 spotted neck; common on the June roses, among the 

 leaves of vr hich it spins an envelope ; changes to a dark 

 red-brown nympha, issuing forth in July. The chrysalis 

 of the second generation remains all winter in its cell, 

 and begins its existence in May. 



The Comma (hesperia comma), yellow-brown, with 

 one light and one dark spot, resembles a comma on the 

 upper wings. The under side light brown, the lower 

 wings dull green. The caterpillar, dull green, is found 

 on pease-straw called also Pearl Skipper. 



The Fire Bird (hesperia virgaurese) is flame-colored 

 and black, wing-borders serrated ; under side yellow and 

 brown, sprinkled with white and black dots. Found in 

 wooded or hilly meadows in July or August. The dark 

 green caterpillar lives on the wood sorrel and golden 

 rod. 



The Black Gold Bird or Ground Skipper (hesperia 

 phleas). Upper wings brilliant flame color with a broad 

 margin of black and spots of the same color ; lower wings 

 dark brown, with a shorter stripe of flame color. Under 

 side yellow, with eye-shaped spots and dotted with black. 

 Found in summer in thinly-wooded places. Also called 

 Small Copper Moth. 



The Ducat Skipper (hesperia hippothoe). Flame- 

 colored with a golden shimmer ; on each of the upper 

 wings one dark spot, all four enchased with black and 

 edged with white. Under side gray, with eye- shaped 

 spots of white ; the lower wings adorned with hair lines 

 of red. Lives in margin of woods. 



The Kidney Spot (hesperia betulae), plate 23, fig. 15. 

 Dark brown, edged with white ; on the upper wings is a 

 large kidney-shaped spot of orange color : the posterior 



