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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
spotted with brown without the orange. The under side is deli¬ 
cately marbled with olive green and brown. 
I have taken this butterfly near Washington, D. C., where one 
Anthocliaris genutia. Female. 
may collect half a dozen specimens in a day at the right season. It 
is one of our prettiest species, and nearly always attracts attention 
in one’s cabinet. 
Parnassius clodius. 
An interesting group of butterflies is the genus Parnassius , in 
which the wings are so thinly covered with scales as to be partially 
transparent. The colors are light yellowish white with brown or 
slate colored markings and red or yellow spots, while they have a 
decidedly moth-like look from the amount of down or soft hairs on 
