THE NYMPHS 



themselves side by side in a compact row ; and 

 beginning at the tip of a leaf eat backward, 

 leaving behind them nothing but the hard, tough 

 ribs. They are quite luxurious young princes 

 and make silken paths for themselves wherever 

 they go. After the third molt the eating class 

 is broken up and each member goes off boldly 

 and without concealment to try its fortune alone; 

 at this stage it is a royal-looking caterpillar, and 

 has a pair of antlers on its head that are truly 

 magnificent. 



The tawny emperor belongs to the South, al- 

 though it has been found as far north as Ohio. 

 It has only one brood per year, and the cater- 

 pillars when about half grown hibernate on the 

 ground among the fallen leaves. 



The Goatweed Emperor 



Ancea andria (A-nae'a an'dri'a) 



Plate XXIX, Fig. 5, 6 



This butterfly is sharply distinguished from all other but- 

 terflies found in our fauna by the striking form of its wings. 

 The wings of the male are rich dark orange margined with 

 brown ; those of the female are paler orange margined with 

 brown, and with a very irregular, transverse, broad, palei 

 band crossing both wings, and edged on either side with dark 

 brown. 



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