HOW TO KNOW THE BUTTERFLIES 



each other in general appearance ; the two species present, 

 however, a marked difference in size. The front wings are 

 orange-red above spotted with black, and with a blackish 

 brown outer border ; the hind wings are coppery brown, with a 

 broad orange-red band on the outer margin ; this band is indent- 

 ed on the outer edge with four black spots and there is a black 

 bar on the medial cross-veins. The lower surface of the front 

 wings is orange-red spotted with black, and with the outer 

 margin gray ; the black spots are margined with white rings. 

 The lower surface of the hind wings is gray, marked with 

 smaller black spots than those of the front wings, and with a 

 wavy submarginal line of bright orange. Expanse of wings 

 one to one and one-fifth inches. 



Caterpillar. — Slug-shaped, length nearly a half an inch. 

 The body is downy, and dull rosy red in color with yellow- 

 ish tints on the sides ; or it maybe green with a reddish 

 stripe down the back. 



Food-plant . — Sorrel. 



We have always been sorry for those unfortu- 

 nate people who have never had a pair of these 

 beautiful midgets as tenants of their lawn. For 

 years we have had at least one pair on ours to fly 

 at us when we came out and by making desperate 

 dashes at our heads try to drive us off of what 

 they consider their preserves. They evidently 

 base their claims on the presence of sorrel, which 

 once we would have deemed a disgrace to any 

 lawn. But lawns, like children, were evidently 

 meant to educate their possessors ; and while we 



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