+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | EXPLANATION OF PLATE III | | | | Reproduced, with the kind permission of Dr. S.H. Scudder, | | from "The Butterflies of New England," vol. iii, Plate 74. | | | | CATERPILLARS OF NYMPHALIDÆ | | | | 1. _OEneis semidea._ Penultimate stage. | | 2. _OEneis semidea._ | | 3. _Neonympha eurytus._ | | 4. _OEneis semidea._ | | 5. _Anosia plexippus._ | | 6. _Neonympha eurytus._ | | 7. _OEneis semidea._ Just hatched. | | 8. _Neonympha phocion._ | | 9. _Satyrodes canthus._ | | 10. _Neonympha eurytus._ | | 11. _OEneis jutta._ Just hatched. | | 12. _Neonympha phocion._ | | 13. _Neonympha eurytus._ Penultimate | | stage. | | 14. _Neonympha eurytus._ Plain and enlarged. | | 15. _OEneis semidea._ | | 16. _Debis portlandia._ | | 17. _Basilarchia astyanax._ | | 18. _Satyrus alope._ | | 19. _Basilarchia disippus._ | | 20. _Chlorippe clyton._ | | 21. _Basilarchia astyanax._ | | 22. _Basilarchia disippus._ Plain outline | | to show the attitude sometimes | | assumed. | | 23. _Grapta interrogationis._ | | 24. _Basilarchia disippus._ | | 25. _Basilarchia astyanax._ Plain. | | 26. _Basilarchia arthemis._ | | 27. _Grapta interrogationis._ | | 28. _Vanessa antiopa._ | | 29. _Junonia coenia._ | | 30. _Junonia coenia._ | | 31. _Grapta progne._ | | 32. _Grapta faunus._ | | 33.