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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
this insect is found within the borders of our country is in the 
southern part of Florida. 
The genus Eunica contains many very richly colored butterflies 
of medium size. The ground color is often deep black or brown 
with bars or patches of rich shining blue or purple in some species, 
Eunica momma. Upper side. 
while in others the blue or purple extends almost over the whole 
surface of the wings when the insect is held in certain lights. 
The under side is often prettily colored with different shades of 
brownish gray tinged with pink or purple, relieved with spots and 
markings of deep brown or blue black. 
Eunica monima. Under side. 
These insects are numerous both in species and individuals in 
tropical America, where they often congregate on the muddy banks 
of streams during the hot, quiet hours of the morning. They are not 
very swift flyers, and the native collectors of Colombia capture large 
numbers of'them. Even in small collections from that country one 
