The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-18
A CONVENTION
OF BUTTERFLIES
This IS the Month When NaturaIists
Can Complete Their Collections.
THE MANY NATIVE SPECIMENS,
The Emitted States Has More Varieties
Than Any other Country IN the
WorId-Some Marks for
Classification

One need not 80 TO the hast mus
nor TO Africa 70 nnd We""' WIN W.. 80
rnd cxouisitely beautiful specimens q.
h,t,erdges Tncy may be oD'alhtu
.h,,rds ntlv An this country. The cohec-
,,on ~ American butterflies professor
William Bcutenmuller has been affshk
ing recently In the Museum OF Na.ei"i
Hlstorv. in New York, demonstrates lnis.
A. nov disnlayed the collection contains
xso Of the GO diurnal lepidoptera known
10 exist in the United States. Many %
these new specimens suggest the Iopis-
nv the richness and splendor OF tneI
coloring. and the grotesqueness OF We"
designs vet all OF them were caub"'
49, On ,hese United States. Were a
collector In search of moths or night mes
also what are 10 the NIGHT what butter
tlles are TO the day. and with the pu'tel-
aies COMPOSE he class known as lepiuop-
,era ne might gather over 6VJ speei-
mems. Among the specimens professor
Beutcnmuler has placed on eNmDiuoh "iN
The tallless swallowtails, whose SORT oarh
velvet wings arc marked as though m
laid as cloisonne or Venetian Mosaic WIN
red. green lavender, red brick ana pms
There are also twenty varieties OF s"ai-
lowtails with tails. Some OF theSe ar
,triped like tigers and as weird as Chl-
'h 5-ocons some are strcaked and
marbled. One is particularly well named
~ze5ha." Among the other sorts are inc
Giant Great Giant. Black India, AJAX
Creen-clouded and Short-tailed.
one OF the yellows. papiio turnus' Is IS
called has transverse black Ddhu
near the base Of the upper WIGS ioI-
lowed by three shorter stripes extending
part way across. The costa or ifon1
edge of the wing, IS narrowly eoseu wiz
black and the outer margin WIN d oIoou
black band which Is a row or amah yel-
low spots The hind wings are also broad
" imagined with black from the apex
IN Tho inner angle and have a row OF
yellow crescent shaped spots near 'he
outer edge the first and last spot orange
"a is also the spot on the anal angle.
In the black margins Of the male lheie
are few blue scales which form series
OF regular unulcs. These scales are more
numerous in the female. Along 'he INNER
margin IS n narrow band that unites at
the eno with A band OF the same color
running 10 the costa about one7third from
The base.
HIGH FLYERS THESE.
Near these papilionidae, which IS inc
scientific term of cndearmem the nat
,iralists use I'm speaking or the SWAT
lowtails. are some fine specimens OF the
Rocky Mountain butterfly. Except IN
Australia this sort Of diurnal rhopaio-
cera lepidopterae is found only on the
tops of lofty mountains. 1t would be so IN
Australia. too. hut there are no lofty
mountains. IL fourlshes on cold as IS
shown by its being larger the farther
north II is found. the Alaskan specimens
heing almost twice the size Of those from
California They have very slightly
brownlsh-white wings. spotted red with
gray fringe. This coloring is protective
for II makes them very hard 10 see when
alighted, rs they match their surround
tngs exactly.
Near these are specimens Of the anna
ryllis. apparently cut from a white kid
glove. and then come many examples OF
what a cabbage diet does for butter
flies. Evidently 1t agrees with them The
specimens are OF many sizes, shapes and
coiors. and are dead enough TO satisfy
the most wrathful cabbage grower. Pier
mae is the name of the sub-famly COM
prised of cabbage leaves. Professor Bea-
tenmuller has mounted excellent exam
pies OF the pieris rapae that came over
with the Irish and drove out the pieris
protodice, as the domestic variety is
sailed. almost entirely, at least from
the REGION around New YORK.
SHOW PROTECTIVE COLORING.
Close by these are some glorious sui
phur butterflies and specimens, vary
ing from the brightest lemon yellow to
the richest orange. The great citron
IS protected against discovery by It's re-
semblancc to a leaf Indeed, many OF
these specimens might easily be mistaken
for vegetation, while others look like
shreds of Chinese tissue paper. The deli
cate lace design OF the marbled butter
fly suggests fine moss and floating sea-
weed The lemon butterfly has q ziszag
border OF raised scales on the upper
side, nearly the same shade Of bright
lemon yellow along the outer margin, and
q few streaks Of the same color along the
costa, near the apex. The hind wings also
have narrow margin OF raised scabs.
The under eide is paler than the upper,
with a long rust-colored spot at the end
of the discal cell and two silvery spots
about the middle of the hind wings. Red
dish brown patches are scattered all over
the wings. The female differs from the
male in having a rather large spot at
the end OF the cell I'm the fore wings and
q series of brown spots along the outer
margin. The hind wings are narrowly
margined with orange
Calais there are IN profusion. grays.
yellow. orange. green, like wild flower
blossoms that would delight tho heart
OF a Japanese colorist. The calias phiio-
dice. for instance. which abounds I'm the
Eastern States. has sulphur yellow wings,
with tho outer margin OF both broadly
bordered IN black and a black spot at the
end OF the cell in the fore wings and an
orange spot in the hind wings. The under
side s. pale orange, with the hind wings
busted more or less with the blackish
scales There Is a row OF blackish spots
beyond the middle row on both wings
In some specimens these spots have a
pinkish tinge.
NAMES or ALL SORTS.
Protective coloring is We'll illustrated
By the Eurema. The specimens remind
one OF autumn foliage. Near them are
some beautiful butterflies OF assorted
rames--Julias. Longlegged. Yellowband-
90. Heliconian. and Mikweed. The upper
side Of the milkwood Is fox red. with the
veins heviy marked with black, contain
Ing two rows OF white spots. and a few
lighter tawny IN a black field before the
apex os the forewings. The under side
Is paler than the upper, especially the
hind wings. and the white spots are more
prominent. Some OF the specimens meas
ure four inches across. The Julias and
Longiegged look as though carved from
a thin film OF cork. while the HelcOnian
on the wing reminds one OF a tiny flying
zebra.
Under the head Of Fritallary there
are a large number OF beautiful spec.
mems OF many kinds and sizes. Browns
predominata but there are some rich
with OLD gold and spaneles The great