. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 314 LEPIDOPTERA. yellow spot occupying the greater part of the middle, four or five minute spots of the same color near the tips of the fore wings, on which is also a short brownish line at the outer extremity of the central mesh; under side of the fore wings similar to the upper, but paler ; hind wings brown beneath, with a yellow spot near the shoulder, and a very broad deep yellow band, which does not attain the inner margin, and has a tooth-like projection extending towards the hinder edge. The male has not the usu
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 314 LEPIDOPTERA. yellow spot occupying the greater part of the middle, four or five minute spots of the same color near the tips of the fore wings, on which is also a short brownish line at the outer extremity of the central mesh; under side of the fore wings similar to the upper, but paler ; hind wings brown beneath, with a yellow spot near the shoulder, and a very broad deep yellow band, which does not attain the inner margin, and has a tooth-like projection extending towards the hinder edge. The male has not the usual distinguishing oblique dash on the fore wings, which differ from those of the female only in the greater size of the tawny portion, which extends to the front margin. Expands from l27ff to 1-& inch. This skipper comes very near to the Otho of Smith and Abbot (which is not the same as the Otho of Boisduval), and also approaches closely to a species that is figured in Dr. Boisduval's work under the name of Zabulon; but does not sufficiently agree with either of them, and, in the belief that it has not been described before, I have given it the name of one of our celebrated Indian chiefs. It is found in June and July. Hesperia Leonardus. Leonard's Skipper. (Fig. 138.) Dark brown above ; fore wings of the male tawny yellow on the front margin from the base to beyond the middle; behind this tawny portion is a short black line, and be- hind the latter a row of con- tiguous tawny spots, extend- ing from the middle of the inner edge towards the tip ; the spots at this extremity small and separated from the oth-. 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 resemble the original Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856; Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889. Boston : William White, printer to the state
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