. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. 98 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. i I r'^l apex. There are three black bands crossing both wings, and two or three in central cell of fore wings. On the hind wings the outer band is doubled, enclosing an orange line that becomes white on upper border, where the band is considerably widened. There is a dusky margin to hind wings, covering both tails, and this is darkened in the middle, while this dark center sends a band on to the fore wings, which fades toward the apex. The long tail has a white dot at tip, and above th
. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. 98 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. i I r'^l apex. There are three black bands crossing both wings, and two or three in central cell of fore wings. On the hind wings the outer band is doubled, enclosing an orange line that becomes white on upper border, where the band is considerably widened. There is a dusky margin to hind wings, covering both tails, and this is darkened in the middle, while this dark center sends a band on to the fore wings, which fades toward the apex. The long tail has a white dot at tip, and above the short tail is a double bluish ringed black spot, and above this another with two rings, and above this a black dot. Beneath, pale brown with violet re- flections and the lines are faintly indicated in darker. There is a line of points in outer portion of both wings. Expands to Hab- itat, Indian River, Florida, and southward. Fig. a b c a, hind wing, upper side, Junonia genovpva; h, fore wing, upper side, Timctes petreus; c same, T. eleucha. 234. TIMETES ELEUCHA Short Saber-wixg. Size, large. Similar to T. petrous, but differs in having the apex of fore wing not nearly as much produced; the second band is bent as seen in Fig. 33 c, the double band on hind wings is not greatly widened on upper border, and there is no white enclosed, the marginal band on hind wings is slight and double, but heavier and more extended on fore pair, there are three brownish eye spots near inner angle, black-pupiled and white-ringed, and lastly the tails are shorter; outer about .40, in- ner, .15. 235. TIMETES CHIRON Fab. Chiron Saber-wing. Size of T, coresia but the apex of fore wings, although produced, is not bent as much. Fig. 34, a. Brown .-s in coresia, but l)oth wings are crossed • ,ith four yelhjwish brown bands above; tliere are five dots in a- pex of fore wings and an extra eye spot in inner angle of hind wings. Beneath, the light lines are repeated in violace
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