lepidoptera

Collection Date: July 4, 1936

Three (3) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Brown with white stripes, orange spots, and blue spots along borders. These range in size...

Collection Date: July 8, 1932

Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. The top and bottom butterflies are orange with small brown spots.  the two middle...

Collection Date: September 10, 1934

Five (5) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Upper side bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading...

Collection Date: October 2, 1929

Three (3) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case.   The following description is from top to bottom. The first butterfly is a female...

Collection Date: March 29, 1935 (Providence Mountains); May 11, 1935 (Adamstown)

Seven (7) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Upper side of male forewing with orange, hooked tip; females hooked, but lack orange; both...

Collection Date: June 22 (top butterfly) and June 25 (bottom two butterflies), 1934

Three (3) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Upper side tawny to bright red-brown with dark, evenly-spaced markings. Underside has...

Collection Date: June 20 and 24, 1930 (Luther); July 25, 1930 (Marlow)

Three (3) creamy white with indented black borders which outline a "dog's head" on forewings; more pronounced in male. Hindwing with projecting tail-like points. These range in...

Collection Date: August 23, 1933

Two (2) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case.   They are arranged in a column the bottom one is folded. majority is dark brown with...

Collection Date: July 6, 1934

Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Upper side of forewing has marginal markings that are lighter than the submarginal stripe....

Collection Date: June 25, 1934

Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Upper side of forewing has marginal markings that are lighter than the submarginal stripe....

Collection Date: April 10, 1934

Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. Top three are orange with white spots and brown lines.  The last one's upper wings...

Collection Date: early 20th century

Two (2) moths in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. The moths are gray/brown in color.  They have hairy bodies with brown veins radiating from body...

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