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The butterfly guide

INDEX OF ENGLISH OR TRIVIAL NAMES, AND COMMON TERMS

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Aaron’s Skipper, 220

Abdomen of butterfly, 22

Acadian Hair-streak, The, 153

Admiral, Lorquin’s, 113;

Red, 99, 100;

White, 110

Alpines, The;

Common, 133;

Red-streaked, 133

American Copper, The, 161

Angle-wings, The, 92;

Currant, 96

Antennæ, 13

Aphrodite, 75

Araxes Skipper, The, 199

Arctics, The, 140;

Katahdin, 141;

Macoun’s, 142

Arctic Skipper, The, 209

Arizona Blackamoor, The, 134;

Checker-spot, 85

Bag-veins, The, 105;

Texas, 106

Baltimore, The, 83

Banded Elfin, The, 156

Banded Hair-streak, The, 153

Banded Purple, The, 112

Banded Reds, The, 117

Bates’ Crescent-spot, 88

Beauty, Karwinsky’s, 118

Behr’s Hair-streak, 158

Blackamoors, The, 133;

Arizona, 134

Blues, The, 58, 147, 162;

Aster, 163;

Common, 165;

Cowper’s, 163;

Dwarf, 167;

Eastern-tailed, 166;

Indian River, 168;

Orange-margined, 164;

Marine, 169;

Pygmy, 167;

Red-margined, 168;

Scudder’s, 164;

Silvery, 169;

Varied, 169;

Western-tailed, 166;

West Indian, 167

Blue-spots, The, 147;

Florida, 148

Boisduval’s Hair-streak, 152

Brazilian Skipper, 216

Broad-winged Skipper, 219

Bronze Copper, The, 161

Brown Elfin, The, 155

Brown-margined Hair-streak, 155

Brown, The Gemmed, 128

Brush-footed, The, 15, 16, 58, 59

Buckeye, The, 103

Buff Emperor, The, 117

Butterflies, anatomy of, 14;

how to breed, 54;

caterpillars of, 29;

chrysalids of, 34;

how to collect, 40;

eggs of, 27;

habits of, 13;

life-history of, 27;

how to mount, 47;

how to preserve, 56

Butterfly, Papaw, 187;

Reef, 197

Cabbage Butterfly, The, 173

Cadmium Orange, The, 185

Calicoes, The, 122;

White-skirted, 123

Californian Sister, The, 114

Callippe, 79

Camberwell Beauty, The, 97

Camillus Crescent-spot, The, 88

Canadian Skipper, The, 211

Carbonate of ammonia, 43

Carbon bisulphide, 46

Carolinian Satyr, The, 129

Caterpillars of butterflies, 29

Chalcedon, 84

Checkerling, The, 203

Checker-spots, The, 83;

Arizona, 85;

Harris’s, 85;

Least, 86;

Macglashan’s, 84

Chloroform, 45

Chrysalids, 34

Clouded Wood-nymph, The, 137

Clytie Hair-streak, 159

Cobweb Skipper, The, 212

Colorado Hair-streak, The, 150

Colorado Parnassian, The, 186

Comma Butterfly, The, 93

Common, Alpine, 133;

Blue, 165;

Hair-streak, 151;

Snout-butterfly, 143;

Sulphur, 180;

White, 172;

Wood-nymph, 136

Compton Tortoise, The, 98

Coppers, The, 58, 147, 160;

American, 161;

Bronze, 161;

Great, 160;

Least, 161;

Purplish, 162

Coral Hair-streak, 158

Cork for lining boxes, 45, 57

Couper’s Blue, 163

Creole, The, 126

Crescent-spots, The, 86;

Bates, 88;

Camillus, 88;

Meadow, 88;

Painted, 89;

Pearl, 87;

Poey’s, 90;

Texan, 90

Crimson-patch, The, 91

Currant Angle-wing, The, 96

Cyanide of potash, 42

Dagger-wings, The, 107

Dark Wood-nymph, The, 138

Dash-wing, The, 119

Delila, 69

Diana, 74

Dingy Purple-wing, The, 105

Dog-face Butterflies, The, 179;

Southern, 179

Dreamy Dusky-wing, The, 205

Dun, Iowa, 210;

Little, 209

Dun Skipper, The, 218

Dusky-wings, The, 201;

Dreamy, 205;

Funereal, 207;

Horace’s, 207;

Juvenal’s, 206;

Lucilius’, 205;

Martial’s, 207;

Northern, 201;

Petronius, 206;

Sleepy, 205;

Southern, 201

Dusted Skipper, 222

Dwarf, Yellow, 175;

Blue, 167

Early Hair-streak, The, 157

Eastern Swallow-tail, The, 193

Eastern-tailed Blue, 166

Edwards’ Hair-streak, 152;

Marble-wing, 177

Eggs of butterflies, 27

Elfin, Banded, 156;

Brown, 155;

Hoary, 156

Emperor Butterflies, The, 114;

Buff, 117;

Red, 116;

Tawny, 116

Envelopes for holding butterflies, 45

Eufala Skipper, 216

Eye, The pearly, 126

Eyed Nymphs, The, 125

Fairy Yellow, The, 184

Falcate Orange-tip, The, 176

Faun, The, 93

Fawn-edged Skipper, 217

Feet of butterflies, 16

Fiery Skipper, 215

Florida Blue-spot, The, 148

Florida White, The, 171;

Yellow, 183

Fritillary, The Great-Spangled, 75;

Gulf, 70;

Little, 80;

Meadow, 82;

Mexican, 72;

Regal, 73;

Silver-bordered, 81;

White Mountain, 81;

Variegated, 71

Funereal Dusky-wing, 207

Gemmed Brown, The, 128

Georgian Satyr, The, 128

Giant Skippers, The, 222

Giant Swallow-tail, The, 192

Goat-weed Butterfly, The, 121;

Morrison’s, 121

Godart’s Sulphur, 178

Golden-banded Skipper, The, 202

Golden Skipper, The, 211

Grass-nymph, The, 126, 127

Great, Copper, 160;

Purple Hair-streak, 149;

Southern

White, 172

Green White-spotted Hair-streak, 158

Grimy Skipper, 222

Grizzled Skipper, 203

Gulf Yellow, The, 183

Hackberry Butterfly, The, 115

Hair-streaks, The, 22, 58, 147, 148;

Acadian, 153;

Banded, 153;

Bahr’s, 158;

Boisduval, 152;

Brown-Margined, 155;

Clytie, 159;

Colorado, 150;

Coral, 158;

Common, 151;

Early, 157;

Edwards’, 152;

Great Purple, 149;

Green White-spotted, 158;

Henry’s, 157;

Olive, 154;

Southern, 150;

Striped, 154;

Texas, 151;

White-M, 149;

Wittfeld’s, 151

Harris’ Checker-spot, 85

Harvester, The, 34, 159

Hayhurst’s Sooty-wing, 204

Head of butterfly, 14

Heliconians, The, 61, 67

Henry’s Hair-streak, 157

Hesperids, The, 199

Hoary-edge, The, 201

Hoary Elfin, The, 156

Hobomok Skipper, 221

Horace’s Dusky-wing, 207

Hunter’s Butterfly, 100

Indian Skipper, The, 212

Indian River Blue, 168

Iowa Dun, The, 210

Iowa Skipper, 220

Ithomiids, 22, 61, 64

Jars for poisoning insects, 42

Julia, 69

Juvenal’s Dusky-wing, 206

Karwinsky’s Beauty, 118

Katahdin Arctic, The, 141

Klug’s Dircenna, 66

Least, Checker-spot, 86;

Copper, 161;

Skipper, 210;

Wood-nymph, 139

Legs of butterflies, 15

Leonard’s Skipper, 213

Leopard-spots, The, 106

Leto, 74

Little Dun, The, 209

Little Metal-mark, The, 145

Little Sulphur, The, 183

Little Wood-satyr, The, 129

Long-dash, The, 214

Long-tailed Skipper, The, 200

Lorquin’s Admiral, 113

Lucilius’ Dusky-wing, 205

Lycaste Butterfly, 65

Macglashan’s Checker-spot, 84

Macoun’s Arctic, 142

Magnolia Swallow-tail, The, 193

Malachites, The, 123;

Pearly, 124

Many-spot, The, 146

Marble-wings, The, 177;

Edwards’, 177;

Rosy, 177

Marine Blue, 169

Martial’s Dusky-wing, 207

Meadow, Crescent-spot, The, 88;

Fritillary, 82

Mead’s Satyr, 138

Metal-marks, The, 16, 58, 144;

Little, 145;

Northern, 145

Mexican Yellow, The, 183

Milbert’s Tortoise-shell, 98

Milkweed Butterfly, 36

Mimic, The, 109

Mohave Sooty-wing, The, 204

Monarch, The, 63

Mormons, The, 145;

Palmer’s, 145

Morrison’s Goat-weed Butterfly, 121

Mountain Silver-spot, The, 78;

Swallow-tail, 196

Mourning Cloak, The, 97

Mulberry-wing, The, 219

Mustard White, The, 173

Nets, for taking butterflies, 40

Newfoundland Swallow-tail, The, 195

New Mexican Sooty-wing, The, 204

Northern Dusky-wing, The, 201

Northern Metal-Mark, The, 145

Nova Scotian, The, 141

Ochre Ringlet, The, 131

Ocola Skipper, 216

Olive Hair-streak, 154

Orange-banded Red, The, 118

Orange-margined Blue, The, 164

Orange, Cadmium, 185

Orange, Small, 182

Orange Sulphur, The, 181

Orange-tips, The, 175;

Falcate, 176;

Lucas, 177;

Western, 176

Pacific Tiger, 191

Painted Crescent-spot, The, 89

Painted Lady, The, 99, 102

Palatka Skipper, 218

Palmer’s Mormon, 145

Pamphilids, The, 208

Papaw Butterfly, The, 187

Parnassians, The, 185

Parnassian, Colorado, 186

Patch-spots, The, 91

Peacock Butterflies, 102

Peacock, The White, 104

Pearl Crescent, The, 87

Pearly Eye, The, 126

Pearly Malachite, The, 124

Peck’s Skipper, 215

Pepper-and-salt Skipper, 209

Petronius’ Dusky-wing, 206

Pinching butterflies to disable them, 43

Pins, insect, 47

Pipe-vine Swallow-tail, The, 197

Plain Ringlet, The, 131

Poey’s Crescent-spot, 90

Pontiac’s Skipper, 217

Proboscis of butterflies, 14

Purple, The Banded, 112

Purple, The Red-spotted, 111

Purple-wing, The Dingy, 105

Purplish Copper, The, 162

Pygmy Blue, 167

Queen, The, 64

Question-sign, The, 93

Reakirt’s Satyr, 139

Red Admiral, The, 99, 100

Red Emperor, The, 116

Red-margined Blue, 168

Red, The Orange-banded, 118

Red Satyr, The, 130

Red-spotted Purple, The, 111

Red-streaked Alpine, The, 133

Reds, The Banded, 117

Reef Butterfly, The, 197

Relaxing dried butterflies, 52

Rhodope, 80

Ridings’ Satyr, 134

Ringlets, The, 130

Ringlet, The Ochre, 131;

The Plain, 131

Roadside Skipper, The, 208

Rosy Marble-wing, The, 117

Sachem, The, 214

Satyrs, The, 61, 124;

Carolinian, 129;

Georgian, 128;

Mead’s, 138;

Reakirt’s, 139;

Red, 130;

Ridings’, 134;

Scudder’s, 135

Scales on wings of butterflies, 10

Scudder’s, Blue, 164;

Satyr, 135

Setting blocks, 47

Silver-spot, The Mountain, 78

Sisters, The, 114;

Californian, 114

Skippers, The, 22, 58, 198;

Aaron’s, 220;

Araxes, 199;

Arctic, 209;

Brazilian, 216;

Broad-winged, 219;

Canadian, 211;

Cobweb, 212;

Dun, 218;

Dusted, 222;

Eufala, 216;

Fawn-edged, 217;

Fiery, 215;

Giant, 222;

Golden, 211;

Golden-banded, 202;

Grimy, 222;

Grizzled, 203;

Hoary-edge, 201;

Hobomok, 221;

Indian, 212;

Iowa, 220;

Least, 210;

Leonard’s, 213;

Long-tailed, 200;

Ocola, 216;

Palatka, 218;

Peck’s, 215;

Pepper-and-salt, 209;

Pontiac’s, 217;

Red-tailed, 199;

Roadside, 208;

Silver-spotted, 200;

Tessellated, 202;

Uncas’, 213;

Vernal, 218;

Wisconsin, 212;

Woven-winged, 209;

Wright’s, 211;

Yucca, 223;

Zabulon, 221

Sleepy Dusky-wing, 205

Small, Orange, The, 182;

Wood-nymph, 137

Snout-butterflies, The, 61, 142, 143;

Common, 143

Sooty-wings, The, 203;

Catullus’, 203;

Common, 203;

Hayhurst’s, 204;

Mohave, 204;

New Mexican, 204

Southern, Dog-face, 179;

Dusky-wing, 201;

Hair-streak, 150;

Wood-nymph, 136

Spangled-Nymphs, The, 127

Spice-bush Swallow-tail, The, 193

Striped Hair-streak, The, 154

Sulphurs, The, 179;

Common, 180;

Cloudless, 178;

Godart’s, 178;

Little, 183;

Great, 177;

Orange, 181

Swallow-tails, The, 58, 170, 186;

Eastern, 193;

Giant, 192;

Magnolia, 193;

Mountain, 196;

Newfoundland, 195;

Pipe-vine, 197;

Pacific Tiger, 191;

Spice-bush, 193;

Three-tailed, 192;

Tiger, 188;

Two-tailed, 191;

Western, 196;

White-striped

Tiger, 191

Tawny Emperor, The, 116

Tessellated Skipper, The, 202

Texan Crescent-spot, The, 90

Texas, Bag-vein, The, 106;

Hair-streak, 151

Thistle-butterfly, The, 102

Thorax of butterfly, 15

Three-tailed Swallow-tail, 192

Tiger, Pacific, 191

Tiger Swallow-tail, The, 191

Toper, The, 95

Tortoise-shells, The, 96;

Compton, 98;

Milbert’s, 98

Tropic Queens, The, 108

Two-tailed Swallow-tail, 191

Uncas’ Skipper, 213

Varied Blue, 169

Vernal Skipper, 218

Viceroy, The, 103

Violet-wings, The, 104

Waiter, The, 108

Western, Swallow-tail, The, 196;

Tailed Blue, 166;

Orange-tip, 176

West Indian Blue, 167

Whirlabout, The, 213

Whites, The, 171;

Cabbage, 173;

Common, 172;

Florida, 171;

Great Southern, 172;

Mustard, 173

White Admirals, The, 110

White-M Hair-streak, The, 149

White Mountain Butterfly, The, 141

White Mountain Fritillary, The, 81

White Peacock, The, 104

White-skirted Calico, The, 123

White-striped Tiger Swallow-tail, 191

Wings of butterflies, 16

Wisconsin Skipper, The, 212

Wittfeld’s Hair-streak, 151

Wood-nymphs, The, 135;

Clouded, 137;

Common, 136;

Dark, 138;

Least, 139;

Small, 137;

Southern, 136

Wood-satyr, The Little, 129

Woven-winged Skipper, 209

Wright’s Skipper, 211

Yellows, The, 181;

Dwarf, 175;

Fairy, 184;

Florida, 183;

Gulf, 183;

Mexican, 183

Yucca Skipper, 223

Zabulon Skipper, 221

Zebra, The, 67

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