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at this place there is also a narrow, white terminal line. 
Under side of the wings, somewhat paler than above. Two 
short, whitish, parallel lines occur on the disk of the fore 
wings, and a whitish crenate line crosses the wing about half 
way between the last and the outer border, shaded within by 
blackish; and there is another broken whitish line, shaded 
on the outside with blackish, between the last line and the 
outer border. 
The hind wings have two short, whitish discal lines with a 
blackish shade between them. A_ series of blackish spots, 
edged on either side with whitish, crosses the wing beyond 
the disk; and outside of this is a series of lunate whitish 
spots shaded on the outside with blackish and faintly edged 
on the outside, below, with bluish white. Along the anal 
angle the black streak is followed with orange. At the very 
apex of the anal angle there is a black spot with white on its 
upper side. On the next interspace is a patch of powdery 
blue scales and in the next interspace to this is an orange 
crescent enclosing a black spot. The orange scales are also 
faintly visible in the next interspace. 
The larva is said to feed on the leaves of oak. 
This species is reported from Norway, Maine. 
41. THecnia aucustus, Kirby. 
Thec'-la Au-gus’-tus. 
Expanse of wings, one inch. 
Upper side of the wings dark brown tinted with rusty 
brown on the disk and along the margin of the hind wing 
near the anal angle. The wings sometimes show greenish 
reflections. 
Under side of the fore wings, lighter than above, with a 
scarcely perceptible line crossing the outer fourth, beyond 
which is a row of dark dots continued across the hind wings. 
The basal half of the hind wings underneath is nearly black 
