HOW TO KNOW THE BUTTERFLIES 



This lively butterfly is as jolly as a little wood- 

 satyr ought to be. It has a skipping, dancing, 

 care-free flight, never rising far over the ground. 

 Like a true satyr, it loves the shade of thickets 

 and groves. The two round spots are very no- 

 ticeable at the front outer angles of the upper side 

 of the wings, although those on the hind wings are 

 often obscure. A peculiar thing about any one 

 of these eye-spots is that when looked at directly 

 from above it seems solid, but when looked at 

 from an angle it shows a double pupil of metallic 

 sheen. On the lower surface of the wings all the 

 eye-spots have these twin pupils, and between the 

 spots are patches of shining, reddish gold — a gold 

 with much alloy, but which nevertheless makes 

 an exquisite adornment. 



The little wood-satyr is single-brooded and ap- 

 pears early in the season. In the South the but- 

 terfly appears as early as March, but in the North 

 we do not see it until late in May or the first of 

 June. The caterpillar feeds by night, and hides 

 during the day among the roots and bases of the 

 grass where its shape and color protect it from 

 the eyes of prowling foe ; it hibernates when 

 partly grown. It is always sluggish in its move- 

 ments and in this respect forms a strong contrast 

 to the sprightly butterfly. 



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