THE NYMPHS 



beyond the cell, and a submarginal row of fulvous spots. In 

 the female the outer marginal band of the fore wings is 

 broader ; it contains a row of white spots, and there are six 

 additional white spots near the apex ; on the hind wings the 

 outer row of spots is of the same color as the inner. Beneath 

 in both sexes the fore wings are orange and the hind wings 

 a rich olive brown, with nearly thirty large silvery white spots. 

 Expanse three and one-half to four inches. 



Caterpillar . — Length one and three fourths inches. 

 Velvety black in color with dull yellow or reddish stripes. It 

 bears six rows of thorny spines, which are fleshy at the base. 

 The spines along the back are silvery or yellowish white 

 tipped with black. Sometimes the bases of the spines along 

 the sides are orange. 



Food-plant. — Violets. 



This butterfly has honestly earned its name, for 

 it is truly a regal creature. Its broad large wings 

 are beautifully and richly colored above with 

 velvety orange and blue-black. 



The silvery spots beneath the wings are tinged 

 with green and are angular in shape ; and set 

 against an olive background, they shine like the 

 bansfles agrainst the dark breast of some Oriental 

 beauty. Even its flight is characterized by the 

 dignity and deliberation of a royal personage, and 

 its favorite resting-place is on a goldenrod throne. 

 It seems somewhat capricious as to the localities 

 it frequents, often being quite abundant in one 



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