. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. 74 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. I ' 17G. MELITAEA DYMAS Edw. Dymas Checker. Brownisli Llack above with the following reddish orange markings; on fore wings, is a sub-marginal band of rounded spots, imperfect on upper half, then a band of spots, and five spots in central cell, several spots at end of cell and below it; apex, white. Hind wings, with a cen- tral band of spots, within which is a band of black, with the basal area reddish. In central cell is a sub-oval, black spot with a reddish stripe in the middle. Benea
. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. 74 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. I ' 17G. MELITAEA DYMAS Edw. Dymas Checker. Brownisli Llack above with the following reddish orange markings; on fore wings, is a sub-marginal band of rounded spots, imperfect on upper half, then a band of spots, and five spots in central cell, several spots at end of cell and below it; apex, white. Hind wings, with a cen- tral band of spots, within which is a band of black, with the basal area reddish. In central cell is a sub-oval, black spot with a reddish stripe in the middle. Beneath, on fore wings, a band of white is followed by a row of crescents upon a black ground. Inside this band, the wing is reddish orange, with four black, transverse lines in central cell, and an indistinct line at end. Hind wings have a row of dull white spots on a black ground, then a reddish orange band, followed by a broad white band that is cut beyond the middle by a black stripe, from outer to in- ner margin. Base and central cell, orange, with a triangular, black- edged white spot in cell, and a black-edged, white, transverse line. Ex- pands, .95 to l.,0(). Habitat, Southwestern f a, lower Btde, hinrt wing, Argynnis montinus: b, same, : c, same, A. epitliore : d, same wing, upper Bide, Euptoiota hcgosia, e, Banie wing, Melitaea cooperi; f, base of win^', upper side' same Bpecies. 177. MELITAEA PERSE Edw. Arizona Checker. Similar in form to M. dymas, orange yellow above, with outer mar- gin of both wings broadly edged with black, on which is a row of orange yellow spots, followed by a black line, and from this to base, is an intri- cate pattern of lines. Beneath, with markings repeated but indistinctly, on fore wings, and upper margin white. Hind wings, with upper mar- gin also white, and there is a row of white, sub-marginal crescents, then a series of orange spots on a whitish ground, within which is a narrow buff band, followed by a white band. Basal are
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