The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-18

| are crossed by black dashes, one on each
nerve. The hind wings have a transverse
| band across the MIDDLE composed OF ir-
| regular spots and followed by a row OF
| spots. The outer borwer IS like that Of
the fore wing. and is preceded by series
OF detached crescent-shaped spots. The
under side OF the fore-wing Is much paler
than the upper. and has COURAGEOUS mar
CINE, with patch of the same color be-
fore the apex that contain two siivcry
spots The outer border is Ike that OF
are brown, and each contains silver
spot. The three nearest the inner angle
are black cenelose the ground color. The
hind wings arc CHINA mon brown from the
base 20 beyond the middle OF the wing.
more or less eprinklcd with yellow
scales. and followed by a broad conspic-
uous yellow space. The outer border OF
cinnamon fades gradually into yellow
toward the anal angle. Al the end OF the
dark ground color there IS a row of sill
very spots and smaller row before
the dark outer margin. AZ the base OF
the wing there are eleven silvery spots
OF different sizes. The female differs
In having the markings heavier and the
basal half Of the wings darker
Some beautiful specimens OF Go on,
Anlcia and Checkered look more like
pheasant feathers than like butterflies
There IS a large number of Commas OF
various interesting and irregular shapes
They show protective coloring 10
marked degree Some are or mottled hue,
like a toads back. The tints Of others,
with ragged edges suggest the HUGS Of
sunset, seen through smoke. A few are
violet tipped and extremely beautiful
The White J butterfly looks, on the
upper side, like dry. fat scale Of moss,
and underneath Is the color OF wood
ashes. The Mourning cloak IS appropri-
ately named. II resembles a heavy black
mantle OF silken lace. There are two spots
OF gold on the inner borders Of the upper
surface OF the fore wings and two cor
responding spots of furnished silver un-
dcrneath.
THESE SIMULATIVE LEAVES.
The brown sabre-tailed is an interest
ing butterfly, whose protective coloring
makes il look wonderfully like dried,
careworn leaf, ragged and worthless.
This specimen is in stronse contrast TO
some near It, wherein the coloring Is
as soft and brilliant as the light through
a cathedral window. The wood nymphs
are most interesting, almost all Of dull
forest shading from rusty red TO dead
gray. The specimens look like anything
from feather tips to old wood and mouldy
leaves 1t IS not strange if birds pick
them up for nest building, by mistake.
only 20 discover that they Will be more
use as inside lining than outside covering.
The great wood nymph, which is 50 plen-
tiful in August and September. near the
borders OF woods, IS dark brown on the
upper side. with large yellow patch on
the fore wings, incl0sing two black spots
making a design much like the figure IS.
The hind wings have only a small black
spot near the anal angle. on the under
side the yellow patch of the forewing IS
repeated. and toward the base there are
numerous short transverse streaks. The
hind wings have six small eye-like spots
with light black dot near the center
and each surrounded with a yellow circle
There are dark brown streaks across
the wings also, and a narrow, transverse
irregular wavy band across the middle
Besides these there Is the tiny dab Of
a butterny-Lycaena eXilis. the small
est yet found in the whole United States
IL would be lost in one OF the spots on
the Atlas moth It is fond of blue. law
ondcr, brown orange. and all the comoi-
nations of neutral tints that are 20 be
seen in abundance on the white chalk
mats around it. Then there are many
specimens as large as an ordinary mans
TWO ltHuSf Win tDlvir Nldt al oNaAliNtN
could live On-great soft masses Of love-
liness The Owl Bye is one of the most
conspicuous specimens Then there are
butterflies that look like winged boots
and others like disc Of tortoise shell.
Near this splendid American collection
ere many cases of erotesaue specimens
of bugs. moths and butterflies from all
parts Of the world. which attract every
visitor that enters the east gallery OF tho
museum Among these strange specimens
are the Walking Leaf of India II IS three
inches long and anatomically complete
but every part of It's body resembles the
whole or the part OF a green leaf. One
might fancy dozen or fifteen leaves
had collected together I'm a sort Of aero
battle group" such as one sees at the
circus, and were showing of. There IS
nothing but the form OF tho combination
to suggest animal life.
Then there is a butterfly that folds up
10 look like a hard dry leafstem and al.
When he IL open he looks like two dry
leaves Near this IS a Katydid. two and
one-half inches long. whose body 81 like
a fat pea-pod. 1t has eyes in the stem,
and in an adjoining case jonted bamboo
stems a foot long. with legs on them.
These are called Walking Sticks They
are not pleasant 70 carry when alive,
however.