. The butterflies of the eastern United States. For the use of classes in zoology and private students. Butterflies -- United States Identification. 288 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE but white barred with black on the rest of the fore wings o and on the hind wings. The fore wings of the female have a broad blackish outer border, in some examples extending along the costa. The hind wings have a blackish costa, and a row of dark spots along the outer margin. The ground color is usually a lighter blue on the females than on the males. The under side is a very pale silvery gray, with a silky lustre, and
. The butterflies of the eastern United States. For the use of classes in zoology and private students. Butterflies -- United States Identification. 288 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE but white barred with black on the rest of the fore wings o and on the hind wings. The fore wings of the female have a broad blackish outer border, in some examples extending along the costa. The hind wings have a blackish costa, and a row of dark spots along the outer margin. The ground color is usually a lighter blue on the females than on the males. The under side is a very pale silvery gray, with a silky lustre, and there are the following pale brown markings: a row of spots along the outer margin, each preceded by a cres- cent; a curved row of elongate spots across the disk of the fore wings; and several small spots on the basal part of the hind wings. The form Lucia has the terminal Lycasna Pseudargi- i • i i i , form Lucia, un- spots ot the under side so enlarged and FIG. der side- FIG. 79. run together as to form a terminal band, and the spots on the basal part of the hind wings are enlarged and run together so as to form a more or less complete triangular discal patch, as shown in Fig. 78. This and Marginata are the smaller forms. Form Marginata has the terminal band of the under side as in Lucia, but the spots on the basal part of the hind wings do not coalesce. Form Violacea has the dark points and crescents on the under side of the wings quite prominent, but they do not coalesce, either in the outer border or in the basal portion. The black. 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 French, G. H. (George Hazen), 1841-1935. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott company
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