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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
The insect ranges from the latitude of New York City, in the 
United States, south through the whole of Central and South 
America to Patagonia. 
An insect second to none of the family in showy coloring is 
Callidryas philea , which, with its large size and its brilliant yellow 
Callidryas pliilea. tipper side. 
and orange wings, is one of the gayest of butterflies. The home of 
this creature is tropical America, but it strays into the southern 
states of our country and is not rare in Texas. It is very abun¬ 
dant in the low lands of Mexico, and my brothers found it numer¬ 
ous in Colombia, South America, although always a difficult insect 
to capture on account of its strong and rapid flight. The ground 
color is bright yellow with a large orange patch extending from 
the upper margin of the upper wings half way across them. A 
wide band of orange blending into the yellow follows the outer 
margin of the lower wings. Beneath, the insect is strong Naples 
yellow, lighter on the lower half of the upper wings. 
Another fine insect is Callidryas cipris , in which the lower wings 
at their lower portion are carried out into short rounded tails. The 
ground color is bright yellow with a large area in the middle part 
