Genus Lycaena 



with a narrow black border; of the female darker blue, broadly 

 margined externally with dusky. On the under side the wings 

 are dark brownish-gray, with the spots arranged much as in L. 

 antiacis, but with those of the hind wings generally white, and 

 without a dark pupil. The series on the fore wing is usually 

 distinctly pupiled with black. Expanse, 1.25 inch. 



Early Stages. Unknown. 



The species is found in Newfoundland, Labrador, Anticosti, 

 and westward and northward. It is a boreal form. 



(13) Lycaena lygdamas, Doubleday, Plate XXXI, Fig. 17, 

 $ ; Fig. 1 8, $ ; Plate XXX, Fig. 50, ?, under side (The Silvery 

 Blue). 



Butterfly. The male has the upper side of the wings pale 

 silvery-blue, narrowly edged with black; the wings of the female 

 on the upper side are darker blue, dusky on the borders, with a 

 dark spot at the end of the cell of the primaries. On the under 

 side the wings are pale chocolate-brown, with a submarginal 

 band of black spots, margined with white, on both wings, as 

 well as a spot at the end of the cells, and one or two on the 

 costa of the secondaries. Expanse, .85-1.10 inch. 



Early Stages. These are yet to be ascertained. 



The insect is reported from Michigan to Georgia. 



(14) Lycaena sagittigera, Felder. Plate XXXI, Fig. 19, 6 ; 

 Fig. 20, ? ; Plate XXX, Fig. 44, $ , under side (The Arrow-head 

 Blue). 



Butterfly. The wings in both sexes are variable pale blue, 

 dusky on the margins, with white fringes checkered with dusky 

 at the ends of the veins. On the under side the wings are dark 

 gray, profusely spotted, the most characteristic markings being 

 a white ray in the cell of the hind wings, a broad submarginal 

 band of white arrow-shaped markings on both wings, with a 

 black spot at the tip of each sagittate maculation and a dark 

 triangular shade between the barbs. These markings are not 

 shown as they should be in Plate XXX, Fig. 44. They are only 

 faintly indicated. Expanse, 1.25-1.30 inch. 



Early Stages. These await description. 



This butterfly ranges from Oregon to Mexico, and eastward 

 as far as Colorado on the mountains. 



(15) Lycaena speciosa, Henry Edwards, Plate XXXII, Fig. 

 1,5; Fig. 2, ? , under side (The Small Blue). 



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