BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 77 
39. THECLA srricosa, Har. 
Thec’-luw stri-go'-sa. 
Expanse of wings, one inch and one-tenth. 
Upper side of the wings, dark brown and unspotted in the 
males, but the females sometimes have a fulvous spot near the 
anal angle of the hind wing, and are paler in color. The 
under side of the wings is pale reddish brown. The outer 
part of both wings is crossed by four irregular, rather wavy, 
white lines, varying a little in individuals, but the two inner 
ones on the fore wings, approach each other towards the 
hinder margin. The third is shorter than the second, and 
the fourth or- outer one, reaches only to the middle of the 
wing. The inner line on the hind wings extends nearly across, 
then bending, runs some way up the hinder margin, preceded 
in the last part of its course by another line nearly parallel to 
it. Above the termination of these two, there is a ecirclet of 
white on the margin. The outer line is short, and limited to 
the middle of the wing. The fore wings have a sub-marginal 
row of indistinct brown lunules edged on the inside with 
white, and the hind wings have a similar series which are 
bright red towards the anal angle, and edged on the inner 
side with black followed by white. and enclosing next to the 
anal angle, a large black space which is nearly covered with 
blue scales. Beyond this isa small black spot, and there is 
another at the angle surmounted by a red stripe edged like 
the lunules, and extending up the margin. The lunules next 
the apex usually exhibit a few scales of red. The margins of 
both wings are edged with a fine whitish line. 
Body fuscous, beneath grayish white. Legs, white, annu- 
lated with brown. Palpi, white, the outer joint black tipped 
with white. Antenne, annulated with black and white. Club, 
fuscous tipped with white. 
The larva was taken by Mr. Saunders on a species of thorn 
(Crategus), and his description is as follows: Length, half 
