892 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



937 Danais chrysippus Linn. (India). Protected by 

 an unpleasant odor or taste and mimicked by 935. 



938 Hebomoia glaucippe Linn. (China). Upper sur- 

 face; compare with 934. 



939 Hypolimnas misippus Linn. (India). Male, not 

 protected by mimicry; compare with female, 935. 



940 Monarch butterfly, Anosia plexippus Linn. (North 

 America). A native, very common species, having an unpleasant 

 odor or taste and therefore not eaten by birds. It is mimicked 

 by 941. 



941 Viceroy, Basilarchia archippus Cram. (North 

 America). Mimics 940 and differs greatly in general appearance 

 from its close relatives. 



942 Kallima inachis Boisd. (India). Leaf butter- 

 fly, under surface; note resemblance to brown leaves and also 

 the imitation of fungous spots. 



943 Kallima inachis Boisd. (India). Leaf butterfly. 

 One showing upper surface of wings; compare with 942. And 

 the other showing a butterfly in its resting position on a bare 

 twig, it resembling a brown leaf very closely when in this posi- 

 tion. 



944 Attacus atlas Linn. (India). The tip of the wings 

 resembles a cobra's head. 



945 Catocala concumbens Walk. (North America). 

 One specimen is spread, showing the highly colored hind wings 

 and the other is mounted on a piece of bark in its resting posi- 

 tion. Note how inconspicuous the latter is. 



946 C a 1 i g o sp. (South America). The specimen is shown 

 reversed, a position in which it resembles the head of an owl. 



NEW YORK BEAUTIES (947-61) 



This collection shows a few of our more beautiful native 

 forms. Prepared and mounted by Denton Bros., Wellesley 

 Mass. 



947 Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta Linn. Under sur- 

 face; compare with 950, showing the upper surface of the same 

 insect. 



