BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 



The butterfly is Mack, with two rows composed of yellow spots on 

 each wing. The hind wings have blue scales or dashes between 

 the two rows of Spots. In the female the yellow spots are much 

 smaller, and the blue scales very prominent. The caterpillar is 

 bright pea-green, with a transverse black hand on each segment. 

 containing a row of yellow spots. It feeds on parsley, parsnip, 

 celery, carrot and other allied plants. The species is found in 

 B la and the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific 

 coasts, in Mexico, Central America and the Antilles. 



3. Green Clouded Swallowtail (Papilio troilus). 



Found in Open, sunny spots and along wood paths from the latter 

 part of May until late in June, and again in August. The butterfly is 

 velvety I Ltfa a row of pale yellowish spots near the (niter border 



on the fore wings. The hind wi densely clouded with g] 



scales in the male, with blue in the female. It is a common Spe 

 being distributed over a largi erica north o. The 



caterpillar lives on sas~ ush. It is green, with two 



f conspicuous eye-lii on the third B4 It spins a 



silken web on the leaf on which it abides, drawing the leaf tog. 

 lengthwise 



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