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Littli spotti'J fjzi-iis m-\v rjrelv hi Sl\-ii i)i siimnu-r. 



Allien the timt- .■in-i\"es for the Inittertlv to appear, the 

 case becomes duller in color, moist and soft: it soon 

 splits up the back allowiuo- the new-born butterflv to extend 

 its legs: as it irather^ ^treug•th it ^lo\vl\■ emerges from the 

 case and crawls to the branch abo\'e. L nder the action 

 of the air and sunlight tile wings gro\i'. expand and take 

 on their brilliant colors until, in about two hours we see 



