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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
no less than nine different names. The wings are usually an inch 
and a half in expanse and are of a pale yellow, pinkish near the 
base of the lower wings, and striped on the forward pair by broad 
bands of black with triangular black spots near the outer margin. 
The lower wings also have several black spots. These spots and 
bands sometimes cover almost the entire surface, giving the moth a 
very different appearance. The abdomen is usually flesh color with 
a band of black on each side and one on the top. The caterpillar 
lives on the dandelion. Its hairs are black on the back, and brown 
on the sides. 
A ret ia arge. 
One of the most common species of this genus is Arctia arge. 
The general color is a flesh tint, being intensified to reddish along 
Arctia plialerata. 
the outer margins of the lower wings. Narrow triangular black 
spots and long black stripes adorn the upper wings, with several 
black spots on the lower wings'. A row of black spots extends along 
each side of the abdomen and one row down the back. This insect 
