HOW TO KNOW THE BUTTERFLIES 



a swollen portion of blade or stalk of grass or 

 sedge rather than a thing apart. 



The satyrs are everywhere on the globe where 

 butterflies may live. They have some interesting 

 habits similar to those of moths. A few species 

 are known that pass the chrysalis stage in the 

 ground in a cell made of earth and silk ; and 

 several species fly mostly in the twilight. 



The interest which the wood-nymphs arouse in 

 the nature lover is something that must be felt 

 rather than described. It is safe to say that the 

 degree of pleasure experienced by startling from 

 its covert a low-flying grayling may be safely re- 

 garded as a measure of the height attained by the 

 butterfly connoisseur. 



Flusheth the rise with her purple favor, 

 Gloweth the cleft with her golden ring. 



'Twixt the two brown butterflies waver, 

 Lightly settle, and sleepily swing. 



Jean Ingelow. 



The Grayling 



Ccrcyonis alope (Cer-cy'o-nis al'o-pe) 



Plate XXX, Fig. 1,2, 3, 4 



This species is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific ; it 

 occurs under several forms, some of which have been described 

 as distinct species. The most common forms found east of 



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