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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
The larva feeds on the hop, nettle and elm, and is light yellowish 
in color, with whitish spines tipped with black. The chrysalis is 
also light, varying from almost white with gray mottlings to light 
grayish brown. It has golden markings on its dorsal side. 
Grapta comma. Under side. 
The habitat of the species is the northern part of the eastern half 
of our country, but it also extends into the southern parts of Canada. 
Like other members of the genus, it is a very active butterfly, and 
while on the wing its movements are so rapid that one can hardly 
follow its eccentric flight with the eye. If frightened away from a 
favorite retreat it is almost sure to return in a few minutes, and by 
stealth it may be easily taken. I have seen it very abundant in 
northern Ohio in August and September, where it is probably double- 
brooded. It is frequently found about farms and stables, where the 
powerful odors probably attract it. 
A most beautifully mottled insect on the under side is Grapta 
faunus. The outlines of the wings are more notched, and there is 
more contrast in the markings of the under side than in any other 
eastern species of this genus with which I am acquainted. The 
margins of the wings above are dark, and the spots are heavy and 
large in proportion to the size of the wings. The under side is 
brown and gray with several sharp black lines and a number of 
vaguely defined green spots. The markings are all very irregular, 
and the general effect is like a bit of torn and decayed bark. Mr. 
Comstock states that “ The larva feeds upon black birch, willow, cur¬ 
rent and wild gooseberry.” I have never seen it, and know nothing 
