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INSECT LIFE. 



submarginal row of four or five eyelike spots. The 



larva feeds on thistles and allied plants. This but- 



terfly is distributed 

 over the greater part 

 of the world. 



The American 

 tortoise-shell, Aglais 

 milberti {Ag'lais mil- 

 ber'ti). — The larvas of 

 this species feed up- 

 on nettle, and are 



gregarious in their early stages. The adult can be 



recognized by Fig. 226. 



The mourning-cloak, Euvanessa antiopa [Euoa- 



nes'sa an-ti'o-pd). — This butterfly (Fig. 227) is one of 



Fig. 226. — The American tortoise-shell. 



Fig. 227. — The mourning-cloak. 



the first to be seen in the spring, as it hibernates in 

 the adult state. The larvae live on willow, elm, pop- 

 lar, and redbud ; they are gregarious, and often 

 strip large branches of their leaves. 



