4. STRIPED THECLA. Thecla strigosa. Dark brown, three eyeless spots and two 

 tails, under side grayish brown, row of red dots on each wing, the last dot but one on 

 hindwing blue. 



Thecla edwardii. Dark brown, one orange spct and one tail, under side gray, row 

 of orange dots on hindwing, of which last but one is blue, row of black dots on each 

 wing. 



Thecla acadica. Like Eitwan/ii, but has two tails and is larger size and paler. 



'Jhe.la irus. Dark brown, two orange spots and one short tail, hind edge scalloped, 

 under side dark brown with light border, white line across hindwing, no spots. 



5. BANDED ELFIN. Thecla (Ineisalici) niphnn. Dark brown, lighter in the middle, 

 rusty, no spots or tails, edge white, fringed and notched, under side gray marked with 

 black, crossing scratched lines, no spots. Caterpillar feeds on pine. 



6. Thei'la auburnia (smilacis). Rusty brown with dark border, two tails, under side 

 green with purple and white marks, no spots. 



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