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71. DIADEMA MISIPPDS, Linn. 



Expanse of wings from 2.5 to 3 inches. 



Wings dark chocolate color, almost black, but when 

 held against the light in a certain direction display a 

 bluish-purple tint. The fore wings have a large white 

 oval spot in the middle, and another smaller oblong 

 white spot at the tips. The hind wings have a white 

 spot larger than in the fore wings : on the edges of all 

 these spots the purple color before mentioned is very 

 conspicuous. 



In vol. i. page 30, of " Papilio," Mr. W. H. Edwards 

 quotes the description of this species from Westwood's 

 edition of Drury, which is given substantially above, and 

 states that a fine male of the species had been taken at 

 Indian Kiver, Florida, by Mr. Wittfeld, November 11, 

 1880, two others being seen at the same time but not 

 captured. This is supposed to be the first time the 

 species has been taken in the United States during the 

 present generation, though by Drury it was credited to 

 this country as far north as New York. 



72. LIMENITIS UESULA, Fab. 



Expanse of wings 3 inches. 



Upper surface black tinged with bluish or greenish, 

 and a little with fulvous at the apex of the fore wings. 

 Along the outer margin are two rows of blue or green 

 spots, the outer in the form of crescents, the inner 

 lunules. 



Under side brownish black, the outer border repeated, 

 preceded by a row of black and a row of fulvous spots, 

 some of the latter obsolete near the posterior angle. 



