The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North AmericaHolland, W. J. (William Jacob)
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The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North America
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob)
Butterflies -- North America
[Illustration FIG. 99.--Neuration of the genus _Anartia_.]
_Early Stages._--These, so far as is known to the writer, await
description.
There are four species belonging to this genus, only one of which is
found within the limits of the United States. The others are found in
Central and South America.
(1) =Anartia jatrophæ=, Linnæus, Plate XX, Fig. 13, ♂ (The White
Peacock).
_Butterfly._--There can be no mistake made in the identification of this
species if the figure we give is consulted. The male and female are much
alike. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
_Early Stages._--So far as is known to me, these have never been
described. The butterfly is common throughout the tropics of the New
World, and is occasionally found in southern Texas and Florida.
Genus HYPANARTIA, Hübner
(The Banded Reds)
_Butterfly._--The palpi of medium size, well clothed with scales; the
second joint moderately thick; the third very little thinner, blunt at
the tip. The antennæ have a distinct, short, well-rounded club. The fore
wings have the first two subcostal nervules arising before the end of
the cell, close to each other. The third subcostal arises midway between
the end of the cell and the origin of the fourth subcostal. The cell of
the fore wing is closed by a stout lower discocellular vein which is
more or less continuous with the third median nervule. The hind wing has
the cell open or only partially closed.
[Illustration FIG. 100.--Neuration of the genus _Hypanartia_.]
_Early Stages._--But little is known of the early stages of this genus.
The species reckoned as belonging to _Hypanartia_ number less than a
dozen, most of which are found in tropical America, but, singularly
enough, two species occur in tropical and southern Africa, and another
has been described from Madagascar.
(1) =Hypanartia lethe=, Fabricius, Plate XXIV, Fig. 10, ♂ (Lethe).
This very handsome insect, which is quite common in tropical America, is
another straggler into our fauna, being occasionally found in southern
Texas. But little is known of its early life-history. Expanse, 2.00
inches.
Genus EUNICA, Hübner
(The Violet-wings)
_Butterfly._--The head is narrow, hairy; the eyes prominent. The antennæ
are long and slender, having a greatly enlarged club marked with two
grooves. The palpi have the third joint in the case of the female longer
than in the case of the male. They are relatively short, thickly clothed
with hairs and scales lying closely appressed to the surface. The fore
wing has the costal and median vein enlarged and swollen at the base.
The subcostal has five nervules, the first two of which arise before the
end of the cell, the third midway between the end of the cell and the
fourth nervule. The upper discocellular vein is wanting; the middle
discocellular vein is bent inwardly; the lower discocellular vein is
somewhat weak and joins the median vein exactly at the origin of the
second median nervule. The cell of the hind wing is lightly closed.
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