Table of Contents 



THE BOOK 



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The Butterflies of North America North of Mexico. 



Family I. Nympbalidce, the Brush-footed Butterflies . . 77 



Subfamily Euplosince, the Milkweed Butterflies ... 80 



Subfamily Itbomiince, the Long-winged Butterflies . . 85 



Subfamily Heliconiince, the Heliconians 91 



Subfamily Nympbalince, the Nymphs 93 



Subfamily Satyrince, the Satyrs, Meadow-browns, and 



Arctics 197 



Subfamily Libytbeince, the Snout-butterflies .... 226 



Family II. Lemoniidce 228 



Subfamily Erycinince, the Metal-marks 228 



Family III. Lycmiida 236 



Subfamily Lyccenince, the Hair-streaks, the Blues, and 

 the Coppers 256 



Family IV. Papilionidce, the Swallowtails and Allies . . 272 

 Subfamily Pierince, the Whites, the Sulphurs, the 



Orange-tips 272 



Subfamily Papilionince, the Parnassians and Swallowtails 304 



Family V. Hesperiidce, the Skippers . , 318 



Subfamily Pyrrbopygitue 319 



Subfamily Hesperiince, the Hesperids 320 



Subfamily Pampbilince 339 



Subfamily Megathymince, genus Megatbymus .... 367 



DIGRESSIONS AND QUOTATIONS 



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Immortality (Sigourney) 57 



Hugo's "Flower to Butterfly" (Translated by Eugene Field) 74 



Superstitions (Frank Cowan) 90 



Luther's Saddest Experience (Yale Literary Magazine, 1852) 100 



A Race after a Butterfly 127 



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