THE GOSSAMER-WINGED BUTTERFLIES 



laceous ; the outer half of the wings is crossed by a series of 

 black spots encircled or bordered without with white; be- 

 tween these spots and the outer margin there is a series of small 

 black lunules, which are bordered within with white and fol- 

 lowed without by a corresponding series of reddish or orange 

 spots. Both the black lunules and the orange or red spots 

 may be very indistinct or wanting on the fore wings ; but they 

 are prominent on the hind wings. Expanse of wings one and 

 one-fourth inches. 



Caterpillar. — Three-fourths of an inch long, and slug- 

 shaped ; its head is little and black ; its body is downy and 

 dull yellowish green ; there is a " rosy patch " on the back at 

 either end. 



Food-plants. — Wild cherry and plum. 



In the coral hair-streak the threadlike tails are 

 wanting, and instead the anal angle of the hind 

 wing is prolonged and acute. The species gets 

 its pretty name from the row of coral beadlike 

 spots that margin the hind wing on the lower side. 

 The gentle Abbot describes this species as a " lit- 

 tle brown butterfly," which, though not distinctive, 

 is deeply satisfactory when one knows the spe- 

 cies. It loves to visit the flowers of goldenrod 

 and thistle, and others that blossom in the open 

 fields, where it may bask in the hot sunshine while 

 it is refreshing itself with nectar. It is widely 

 distributed in the United States. It occurs in 

 great numbers during the last of July and the 



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