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female is not marked so strikingly, and is more yellowish above. 
The tawny orange patch is lacking on the lower wings, but the large 
black spots are encircled with rings of reddish yellow. The under 
side is pale, and most of the markings are softly blended. The 
round spots are indicated below with obscure spots of brown, only 
one or two of which have blue centres. A fine line of white runs 
along the outer margins of both wings. The thorax and abdomen 
are yellowish gray. 
Apatura clyton. Dimorphic form. 
A dimorphic form is occasionally taken, in which the lower wing, 
except the inner third, is dark brown, with a row of large black 
spots encircled with red brown, outside of which are several vague 
Chrysalis of Apatura clyton. 
crescents of a tawny color. This form has been given the name of 
variety ocellata. 
The female of this species lays its eggs, which are yellowish 
white, on the hackberry in a compact patch, usually on the under 
side of a leaf. The larva is light green in color, striped with yel- 
