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BUTTERFLIES OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. 



A Table to enable the student of entomology to find readily the name of a butterfly from 

 the size, colour, and leading characteristics of the insect. 



3* 

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3 

 3 

 3 



2i 



Namk of Insect. 



Prevailing Colour. 



Papilio Cresphontes . 



Black 



Danais Archippus. 



Papilio Turnus . 

 Papilio Asterias. 



Limenitis Disippus . 



Limenitis Arthemis . 

 Vanessa Antiopa . . . 

 Argynnis Aphrodite 



Fulvous 



Yellow . 

 Black . 



Distinguishing Marks. 



Conspicuous yellow spots and blotches. 

 Large tails, each containing a yellow 

 spot. 



Black veins. Black border spotted with 

 white. 



Black bands. Hind wings tailed. 



Double row of yellow spots. Seven blue 

 spots on hind wing. Hind wings tailed. 



Fulvous . | Black veins and borders. Curved black line 



through hind wing. 



( j-rapta interrogationis 

 Grapta J. album 



Blue-black 



Chocolate-brown . 

 Fulvous 



•_'.' Pyrameis Atalaata. 



White band. 



Buff margin. 



Large silver .spots on under side of hind 

 wing. 



Fulvous A golden semi-colon (;) on under side of hind 



wing. 



Tortoise-shell [Under side hind wing ash-grey, with a white 



J in the centre. 



Black | White spots, red bands. 



•' 





Fulvous with a rosy tinge 



Under side marbled. Five small eye-like spots 

 near hind margin of hind wing. 











Fulvous 



Under side marbled. Two large eye-like spots 

 near hind margin of hind wing. 





3 



Argynnis Atlantis 



Fulvous 



Resembles Aphrodite, but has dark border to 







hind margin of all the wings. 



2 





White 



No spots. Angles near the body yellow. 



Blackish tips. Female has black spots. 



Black hind border. Black spot on fore-wing. 

 Orange spot on hind wing. 



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ra pas 



White 



• > 



Colias Philodice 



Yellow 







2 















to be a variety. 



•_> 



Debis Portlandia 



Brown 



Velvety black spots. Under side has a rosy 

 gloss. 



