. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 310 LEPIDOPTEEA. rows of ochre-yellow dots near the hind margin ; all the wings beneath have two rows of dots of the same color behind. Expands from 1-jV to 1TV inch. Fig 13a- This skipper * has not been described before, but is figured in Dr. Boisduval's work under the name above given. It is found in the same places and at the same times as the pre- ceding species, to which also it bears a close resemblance in the caterpillar and chrysalis states, and lives on the same kind of plants. In the skippers which Dr. Boisdu
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 310 LEPIDOPTEEA. rows of ochre-yellow dots near the hind margin ; all the wings beneath have two rows of dots of the same color behind. Expands from 1-jV to 1TV inch. Fig 13a- This skipper * has not been described before, but is figured in Dr. Boisduval's work under the name above given. It is found in the same places and at the same times as the pre- ceding species, to which also it bears a close resemblance in the caterpillar and chrysalis states, and lives on the same kind of plants. In the skippers which Dr. Boisduval arranges under the name of JHudamus, the knobs of the antennae are very long, gradually taper to a point, and are suddenly bent like a hook in the middle; the front edge of the fore wings, in the males, is doubled over; the hind wings are often tailed, or are furnished with a little projection on the hinder angle; the fringes are spotted; and all the wings are raised when at rest. JEvdamus Tityrus, Fab. Tityrus (Plate V. Fig. 1.) Wings brown; first pair with a transverse semi-transparent band across the middle, and a few spots towards the tip, of a honey-yellow color; hind wings with a short rounded tail on the hind angles, and a broad silvery band across the middle of the under side. Expands from 2 to 2| inches. This large and beautiful insect makes its appearance, from the middle of June till after the beginning of July, upon sweet-scented flowers, which it visits during the middle of the day. Its flight is vigorous and rapid, and its strength is * It is figured in Abbot's Insects of Georgia as one of the sexes, or a variety, of the Juvenilis; but the sexes of both of these species are known to me. [ u Eudamus Tityrus belongs to the genus Goniloba Doubleday. — Mokris.]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly
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