. The butterfly book;. Butterflies. Genus Chrysophanus. Fig. 135. — Neura- tion of Chrysophanus thoe, enlarged. Typi- cal of the genus. purple. On the under side the wings are marked with a multi- tude of small spots and lines. The neuration of the wing is de- lineated in the figure herewith given, and needs no further description. Egg.—The eggs are hemispherical, flattened on the base, the upper surface deeply pitted with polygonal or somewhat circular depres- sions. Caterpillar.—The caterpillars, so far as known, are decidedly slug-shaped, thickest in the middle, tapering forward and back- w
. The butterfly book;. Butterflies. Genus Chrysophanus. Fig. 135. — Neura- tion of Chrysophanus thoe, enlarged. Typi- cal of the genus. purple. On the under side the wings are marked with a multi- tude of small spots and lines. The neuration of the wing is de- lineated in the figure herewith given, and needs no further description. Egg.—The eggs are hemispherical, flattened on the base, the upper surface deeply pitted with polygonal or somewhat circular depres- sions. Caterpillar.—The caterpillars, so far as known, are decidedly slug-shaped, thickest in the middle, tapering forward and back- ward, and having a very smaU head. Chrysalis. — The chrysalids are small, rounded at either end, and held in place by a girdle of silk a little forward of the middle. This genus is found in the temperate regions of both the New and the Old World, and also in South Africa. (i) Chrysophanus arota, Boisduval, Plate XXIX, Fig. i, 5 ; Fig. 2, ? (Arota). Butterfly.—T\\t plate gives a good idea of the upper side of the wings in both sexes. On the under side the fore wings are pale gray in the male and pale red in the female, with the outer margin lavender. The spots of the upper side reappear on the disk. The hind wings on the under side are purplish-gray on the inner two thirds and paler gray on the outer third, with many black spots on the disk, margined with white. Expanse, inch. Early Stages.—T\\ts>Q have been partially described by Dyar in the ''Canadian Entomologist," vol. xxiii, p. 204. The cater- pillar feeds on the wild gooseberry (Ribes). Arota is a Californian species. (2) Chrysophanus virginiensis, Edwards, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 23, 6 ; Fig. 24, ? (The Nevada Copper). Butterfly.—k\\\ed to the preceding species, but easily distin- guished by the submarginal white bands of crescent-shaped spots on the under side. These are particularly distinct on the hind wings. Expanse, inch. Early 5/^^^5. —Unknown. Virginiensis, so named because the
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