AMERICAN MACROLEPIDOPTERA NORTH OF MEXICO. 



125 



Mel. Anicia var. Editha, Kirby, Cat,, p. 164, (1871). 

 Lcmonias Anicia, S'cwW., Buff. Bull., II, p. 264, (1875). 

 Larva on "Er odium Cicutarium, various species of 

 Trifolium and Viola." Hy. Edwds. 



247. COOPERI, BEHR, Pioc. Cal. Acad.* Nat. Sc., Ill, p. 90, 



(1863); Kirby, Cat,, p. 164, (1871); (Lemonias C.) 

 Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 264, (1875). 

 Larva on Scrophularia. 



248. CHALCEDONA, DBLDY.-HEW., Gen. Diur. Lep., I, p. 180, 



t. 23, (1847); Reak., Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., VI, p. 

 140, (1866); Kirby, Cat., p. 164, (1871); (Lemo- 

 nias C.) Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 264, (1875). 

 Mel. Chatcedon, W. H. Edwds., Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., 

 I, p. 222, (1862); Butt, N. Am., I, t, I, Mel., 

 (1871) ; Behr, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat, Sc., Ill, p. 89, 

 (1863); Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, p. 757, (1875). 

 Larva on " Scrophularia Marylandica, JHplacus 

 Glutinosus, Mlmnlns Luteus, Lonicera and various 

 species of Castdejia" Hy. Edwds. 



249. PHOTON, DRTJ., (Pap. P.), 111. Ex. Ent., I, t. 21, (1767); 



Fabr., Syst. Ent., p. 481, (1775); Ent. Syst,, III, 

 p. 46, (1793); Cram., Pap. Ex., Ill, t. 193, C, I), 

 (1782); Herbst, Xatursyst. Ins. Schmett., VI, p.! 

 Ill, t. 142, (1793); (Met. P.) Bdl.-Lec., p. 167, t. 

 47, (1833); Bdl., Sp. Gen., t. 11, (1836); Emm., 

 Agr. N. Y., V, p. 212, t. 43, (1854) ; Morris, Syn., 

 p. 50, (1862); Harris, Ins. Inj. Veg., Flint's Ed., 

 p. 288, f. 115, (1862); Kirby, Cat., p. 164, (1871); 

 W. H. Edwds., Butt, N. Am., 11, 1. 1, Mel., (1875) ; 

 (Enpliydn/ttis P.) Scud., Syst. Kev. Am. Butt., p. 27, 

 (1872); Buff. Bull., II, p. 263, (1875). 



Mel. Phaetaena, H'id>.,\\>r/,. Bek. Schmett., p. 28,(1 8 ] 6 ). 



Ary. Phadontea, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 288,(1819). 



Mel. Pltn'don, H-S., Prodr. Svst. Lep. Reg. Corr.- 

 Blatt, p. 105, (1865). 



|ab. a. C? SlJPERBA, NOB. Upper surface diflers but little from 

 the ordinary form, except that the two rows of siibmarginal 

 white spots of secondaries are confluent, forming but one row 

 of wedge-shaped marks will) the points towards the base. 

 Underneath the whole space, comprising the greater pail of 

 the wing, between the ferruginous basal patches and narrow 

 margin of same colour, is pure white, with the venation 

 black. Taken by Mr. Ueo. 1). Hulst on Long Island, N.Y., 

 in 1875. Mus. Streck. 



Larva on Chelonc Giabra, Lonicera Ciliala. 

 250. LEANIRA, BDL., MSS. Feld., VVien. Ent, Mon., IV, p. 

 106, (1860); Reise Nov., II, t. 50, f. 13, 14, (1867) ; 

 Behr, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat, Sc., Ill, p. 91, (1863); 

 Bdl., Lep. Cal., p. 57, (1869); Kirby, Cat,, p, 171, 

 (1871); Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, "p- 759, t. 37, 

 (1875); (Thessalia L.) Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 

 265, (1875). 



var. a. OBLITERATA, HY. EDWDS., Proc. Cal. Acad. 

 Nat. Sc., VI, (1876). 



California. 



California, 

 Oregon. 



Canada ; 

 New Eng. 

 and Middle 

 States and 

 others of the 

 more north- 

 ern states 

 east of the 

 Koekv Mts. 



Long Island, 

 New York. 



California, 



Arizona. 



California. 



