BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 87 
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49. CHRYSOPHANUS AMERICANA, D’Urban. 
Chrys-o-pha’nus a-mer-i-ca’-na. 
Expanse of wings, from one inch to one inch and a quarter. 
Upper side of fore wings, coppery red, with the costa and 
outer margin bordered with dusky brown; and there are 
eight black spots, one on the middle and one on the end of 
the cell} with a somewhat irregular row across the wing, 
between the end of the cell and the outer border. 
Hind wings, above, dusky brown, with a few small black 
spots, one on the disk and the others beyond. There is also 
a terminal, coppery red band not reaching the costa, with 
four black spots on it. 
The under side of the fore wings are paler than above, and 
the outer border and under side of the hind wings are pale 
ashy. The black spots of the upper side of the fore wings 
are re-produced beneath, circled with white, and there is an 
additional spot in the cell near the base, and three in the 
edge of the outer margin above the anal angle, not surrounded 
with white. 
The hind wings have a crenated red line within the outer 
border, from the anal angle nearly to the costa; and two rows 
of small black spots of unequal size across the wing, with 
two or three on the cell. ‘% 
This extremely common species may be taken on the wing 
% during all the summer months. 
The larva, which feeds on sorrel 
(Rumex acetosella), is elliptical, 
flattened on the under side, dull 
rosy red with a diffused, yellowish 
tint on the sides, most distinct 
along the middle segments, and a 
line along the middle of the back 
of a deeper shade of red. The 
body is downy with minute yel- 
Fig. 27. lowish hairs. This description of 
Larva of Chrysophanus americana the larva was taken by Mr. Wil- 
(nat. size.) 
