. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 193 and the sweet-smelling flowers to be found in such localities are a great attraction to them. About twenty species are native of the eastern half of our Thecla halesus. One of our most gorgeous insects belonging to this genus is Tliecla Jialesus, and when gazing on its rich and brilliantly colored wings, one can liardly believe it is other than an in
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 193 and the sweet-smelling flowers to be found in such localities are a great attraction to them. About twenty species are native of the eastern half of our Thecla halesus. One of our most gorgeous insects belonging to this genus is Tliecla Jialesus, and when gazing on its rich and brilliantly colored wings, one can liardly believe it is other than an inhal^itant of tropi- cal counti'ies. It is rather stout-bodied. The upper wings of tlie male are intense shining l)lue changing to purple or greenish according to the light in which it is held, with a heavy black band extending along the outer margin and for a short distance along the up[)er margin near tlie tip of the wing. A large black sex mark is located just below the middle of the upper edge of the wing. The lower wings are also blue, with a Avide black patch at the upper angle and a wide band of black shading into greenish gra_y towards its up[)er part, on the inner margin. There is one long pointed tail on each of the lower wings, with a veiy short one scarcely moi'c than a point just above it. Near the base of the long tail is a sliining metallic greenish spot changing to bronze toward its iinier end, and also a little spot of the same color near the base of the little tail. The head is black, with three silvery dots above and two silvery lines along the base of the palpi. The antennae are of the same color; the body a brilliant shining blue shading to black toward the tip of the abdomen. Tlie female is usually larger than the male, and much more sombre in coloring. Tlie most striking difference, however, is in the tails or delicate prolongation of the lower wings. The upjjer pair are of moderate length, and about what one would expect in a butterfly of. Please note tha
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