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butterfly, also one of the same size having white wings. 

 The brimstone, the azure blue which is very small, the 

 missipius, the swallow-tail and thousands of others 

 are beautiful and interesting. The common 

 moths are the five spotted sphinx and the hawk moth. 

 The yellow butterfly is very common being seen in 

 summer in little groups along ditches or by damp 

 places in fields or roads. The body is small, and 

 the wings are sulphur yellow, with a small black or 

 white spot near the tip, also a little black along the 

 body. The white wing is the same size and form. 

 The Mount Washington butterfly much resembles 

 these. The brimstone is small and dull rusty red, with 

 but little marking. It is common in summer and may 

 be seen flitting among the clover heads in the fields 

 and yards. The azure blue is about the same size and 

 is a uniform pale blue.. These two species may often 

 be seen together flying near the ground and alighting 

 often. The red admiral is considerable larger the wings 

 ♦ are a beautiful red with some black markings. 



The swallow tail is handsome. Its wings are about 

 four or five inches across and are a beautiful yellow 

 with a black margin and four black spots on each 

 pair of wings; Those on the rear pair have some blue 

 mixed in around the edge. The rear pair of wings 

 are beautifully tailed with black. The body is yellow 

 encircled by black rings. The missipius butterfly is 

 produced from the celery worm which is characterized 

 by its yellow horns. Its wings are about four inches 

 in expanse, color nearly black with red and white 

 markings. It is not very common. The skipper is 

 characterized by the jumping manner in which it 



