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Title: The butterfly hunters
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Year: [yoursearch.cgi?tags=bookyear1868 1868] ([yoursearch.cgi?tags=bookdecade1860 1860s])
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THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 151
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Arctia Acrea. at home in a new atmosphere. The caterpillar of the Beach moth belongs to the bear family, so called because the caterpillars belonging to it are covered with hairs, Arctia, the name of the genus, being from the Greek word for bear. The female of the Beach moth is very beauti- ful. The wings, which ex- pand about two inches and a half, appear like white vel- vet marked with fine black spots. The male of this moth is not quite so deli- cate as the female and is a little smaller. Its fore pair of wings are white marked with black, the same as those of the female, but the hind pair are reddish yellow, also marked with black. The body of the moth is the same in both male and female. The head is white and velvety, and the body is reddish yellow, with a line of black spots on the back. "Another very beautiful moth is the Dryocampa Tmperi- alis. I have a pair of these which at different times were hatched from chrysalids in my possession, and I have brought them here to show you. Unfortunately, I was not present when either of these insects came forth. I found them fully open and ready for flight. The cater- pillar of this moth goes into the ground to form its chrys-