196 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



from which spring pale hairs. The body is nearly black 

 above, with small white dots and pale hairs, which give 

 it a grayish color. The spines are arranged as in V. 

 Antiopa, and are black and brandling. It has a greenish- 

 yellow lateral line, above which is a broken line of 

 brighter orange-yellow shade. 



The chrysalis is .8 of an inch long, slightly angular ; 

 the frontal beaks short, conical ; thoracic projection 

 forming nearly a right angle; dorsal spines but little 

 elevated, the superior one exceeding very little the 

 others in size; wing-cases as in V. Antiopa; terminal 

 spine short, flattened, curved. 



The larvae are to be found on the wild nettle, and there 

 are two broods in a season. 



Northern States to Montana, Colorado, Arizona, 

 Pacific States. 



63. PYRAMEIS ATALANTA, Linn. 



Expanse of wings from 2.25 to 3 inches. 



Upper surface black, a little brownish over the basal 

 half. Each wing is crossed by a reddish fulvous baud, 

 the one on the fore wing extending in a curved line 

 from the costa at one-third the distance from the base 

 of the wing almost to the posterior angle ; the one 

 on the hind wing a terminal border not reaching the 

 apex nor the anal angle, and containing a row of black 

 limules. The fore wings have an oblique white costal 

 bar half-way from the fulvous band to the apex, and a 

 submarginal row of fine round white spots from the costa 

 to near the fulvous band, the fourth the largest. Near 

 the anal angle is a blue bar in a black space. 



Under side of fore wings black, gray at the apex, the 



