. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. ual curved and sinuous discal row, the spotsof this row white outside. Along the outer margin is acrenate orange-red line, shaded within with faint reddish,the whole between two faint rows of blackish spots. Aberr. var. Fasciata, Strecker, has the transverserow of spots on the fore wings much enlarged,and blended together so as to make an irreg- ^^J^ular band. ^^^^ The egg (Fig. 75) is shaped and marked c. Hypophieas,like that of the other species, as shown in the ®s^ ^ ^^•figure. It is pal


. The butterflies of the eastern United States; for the use of classes in zoology, and private students. ual curved and sinuous discal row, the spotsof this row white outside. Along the outer margin is acrenate orange-red line, shaded within with faint reddish,the whole between two faint rows of blackish spots. Aberr. var. Fasciata, Strecker, has the transverserow of spots on the fore wings much enlarged,and blended together so as to make an irreg- ^^J^ular band. ^^^^ The egg (Fig. 75) is shaped and marked c. Hypophieas,like that of the other species, as shown in the ®s^ ^ ^^•figure. It is pale green, overlaid with a white net-work 284 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE Fig. 76. According to Mr. Saunders, the larva is elliptical,flattened on the under side, dull rosy red, with a diftused yellowish tint on the sides,most distinct along the mid-dle joints. The dorsal lineis a deeper shade of body is downy withminute yellow^ish description was takenfrom a larva not fully S. H. Scudder says thatthe larvae are provided withlong hairs sweeping back-ward behind their bodies,. C. Hypophleas, larva. most of them arranged in longitudinal chrysalis is attached by the end of the abdomen,Fia. 77. ^^^ is closely girt to the object to which itis attached, as in Fig. 77. Northern, Middle, and Western States;California. C. Hypophleaa,pupa. 121. Lyc^na Lygdamus, Doubl. Expanse of wings 1 inch. Upper surface silver-blue; the males with only theedge of the wings black; the females with a ratherbroad black terminal border, a little expanded on theapex, and extending round on the costa. Fringes long,fuscous. Under side uniform gray-brown. The fore wingshave a small round black spot in the cell, a bent barat its extremity, edged with white. Across the disk is a EASTERN UNITED STATES. 285 curved row of large round black spots, the two lowerones connected, all annulate with white. The hind wingshave a small black spot in the cell, another on the costalmargin,


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