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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
The genus Terias is widely distributed over most parts of 
the world. It comprises a large number of butterflies of small 
Pieris protodice. Female. 
size, whose colors are mostly yellow or orange with black borders. 
Two or three species are very abundant in the eastern half of our 
country. 
Terias lisa is a little butterfly, which, while on the wing, one 
might easily mistake for a small specimen of Colias philodice. It is 
thin and delicate, seemingly a very frail creature. It sometimes 
makes its appearance in great numbers, and has even been seen at 
sea many miles from land, where it doubtless had been swept by 
Terias nicippe. Male. 
strong currents of air. It is distributed over the whole eastern 
half of our country except the most northern part, and although 
