. The butterfly book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies; Papillons. QMum Thacla are crossed by white lines, much as in m-album. The anal angle is marked with blacl<, followed outwardly by a broad patch of iridescent greenish-blue scales. Between the end of the sub- marginal vein and the first median nervule is a black spot sur- mounted with carmine, edged inwardly with black; three or four carmine crescents similarly edged, but rapidly diminishing in size, extend as a transverse submarginal band toward the costa., Ex- panse, in
. The butterfly book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies; Papillons. QMum Thacla are crossed by white lines, much as in m-album. The anal angle is marked with blacl<, followed outwardly by a broad patch of iridescent greenish-blue scales. Between the end of the sub- marginal vein and the first median nervule is a black spot sur- mounted with carmine, edged inwardly with black; three or four carmine crescents similarly edged, but rapidly diminishing in size, extend as a transverse submarginal band toward the costa., Ex- panse, inch. Early Stages. —Unknown. Alcestis is found in Texas and Arizona. (10) Theda melinus, HQbner, Plate XXIX, Fig. ji, $ ; Plate XXXII, Fig. 20, $ ; Plate V, Fig. 39, chrysalis (The Com- mon Hair-streak). Butterfly.—}Awc\\ confusion has arisen from the fact that this insect has received a number of names and has also been con- founded with others. Fig. 51 in Plate XXIX repre- sents the insect labeled butnuli, Harris, in the Ed- wards collection; Fig. 20 in Plate XXXII represents the insect labeled melinus, HQbner. There is a very large series of both in the collection, but a minute comparison fails to reveal any specific difference. Humulioi Harris is the same as melinus of HQbner; and recent authors, 1 think, are right in sinking the name given by Harris as a synonym. This common little butterfly may easily be recognized by its plain slaty upper surface, adorned by a large black spot, crowned with crimson between the origin of the two tails of the secondaries. Expanse, inch. Early Stages. —These are in part well known. The caterpillar feeds on the hop-vine. Melinus is found all over tem- perate North America, and ranges southward into Mexico and Central America at suitable elevations. (n) Thecla acadica, Edwards, Plate XXIX, Fig. 15, 3 ; Plate V, Fig. 35, chrysalis (The Acadian Hair-streak). Butterfly.—The male is pale slaty-gray above, with some ill- deflned o
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