161 
With a dorsal row of red spots.10 
Without these spots .11 
Not dotted with white. 
Lower spines black.12 
Lower spines not black. 
Venter black. 18 
Venter brown. 11 
Body brownish or purplish. 
Head reddish brown. 
Head covered with prickles..14 
Head smooth. 15 
Head black. 
Body without a stigmatal line. 
With 2 dorsal lines. 16 
Without these lines. 13 
Body with a stigmatal line. 
With a dorsal stripe.17 
Without this stripe. 
Body bluish purple. 2 
Body blackish brown.18 
1— Dryoccimpa senatoria. —Body black or greenish brown ; on each side 
of the body are 4 yellow lines; sometimes below the lowest of these 
lines is a row of yellow spots; on top of segment 2 are two long 
black horns; on each segment is a transverse row of about 8 black 
prickles; sometime the lowest prickle in each row has a yellow basal 
annulation; cervical shield shining black or yellow; anal plate flat, 
black, the sides beset with prickles; sides of anal legs flattened ; 
venter black, sometimes with a yellow line in the middle; head 
polished black; length 2^ inches. Feeds on Oak, usually living in 
large communities. August to October. Enters the earth. (D. W. 
Coquillett.) 
2— Argynnis myrina. —Body pale bluish-purple, covered with black 
dots and blotches; a stigmatal yellow line; sub-dorsal space some¬ 
times marked with yellow; on each segment is a transverse row of 
about 6 spines which are beset with black bristles; these spines are 
either entirely black or the basal § is yellow and the outer ^ black ; 
on top of segment 2 are two long horns, beset with black bristles, 
and are black with the base yellow; sometimes these horns 
are no longer than the spines; venter purplish or brownish; 
head polished black; length 1^ inches. Feeds on Violets. August to 
September. Suspends itself by the feet. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
3 —Danais archippus . 
—Body marked with 
transverse rings of 
black, white and yel¬ 
low ; on top of seg¬ 
ment 2 is a pair of 
long black movable 
horns; on top of seg- 
Fig. 58—Danais archippus. Larva. meilt 11 is a pail of 
shorter black horns; 
head yellow, surrounded with black, and marked on th6 face with 
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