THE MEADOW-BROWNS 



daughter of the sunlight instead of the shades, 

 and this one now disports itself under the name 

 of canthus. It is single-brooded, and winters as 

 a partially grown caterpillar. The habits of the 

 family are disregarded by this caterpillar, since it 

 feeds by day ; when it rests it arranges itself so 

 that its red "horns" project straight out in front 

 and behind, and are thus directed to the foe at 

 the front or at the rear. 



The White Mountain Butterfly 



CEnei.i noma (CE-ne'is nor'na) 



Plate XXXI, Fig. 5, 8 



The upper surface of the wings is grayish brown, without 

 spots, except sometimes a minute one in cell M l of the fore 

 wings ; the fringe of the wings is brownish white interrupted 

 with blackish brown at the ends of the veins. On the hind 

 wings the marbling of the lower surface shows through some- 

 what. On the lower surface the tip of the fore wings and the 

 greater part of the hind wings are beautifully marbled with 

 blackish brown and grayish white. Expanse one and three- 

 fourths inches. 



The larva feeds upon Carcx vulgaris var. 

 liypcrborea. The species is either single-brooded 

 or requires two years for the development of a 

 brood. 



It is very remarkable in its distribution. It 



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