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SEMICOLON

32

T

2

Fox

in.

BUTTERFLY.

red,

Grapta

one large and

wing, under side reddish brown

(Potygonia)

six smaller

interrogatione.

black spots on fore-

with silver semicolon.

Caterpillar

feeds on elm, hop, and nettles.

4.

large

PROGNE. and

2

Grapta (Polygonia) progne.

five smaller

in.

Fox

red,

black spots on forewing and two or three on

hindwing, border dark, under side blackish gray with silver hindwing.

5.

2

Caterpillar feeds on elm, gooseberry,

GREEN

COMMA

BUTTERFLY.

Grapta

(Polygonia') in

variety,

faitnus.

Has

larger black spots

and

is

comma.

middle of

hindwing, border edge light gray, under side brown with silver on hindwing. Caterpillar feeds on willow and black birch.

Grapta

L on

and currant.

Like Progne, but with two more black spots

in.

one

a

comma darker

under side gray and black.

MOUNTAIN GRAPTA. than G. comma.

Grapta

gracilis.

Is

smaller

and paler

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