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female, as seen in his tig. 2 of the male. The inner line on the fore wing 

 (?) wanting in Hiibner's figure is also wanting in some of my specimens. 



This species varies considerably, one Texan specimen wanting the inner 

 line, the outer common line being narrow, and the wings are not speckled. The 

 most decided variation is an individual from New York (Lintner), in which 

 the inner line is bent just below the costa, and below goes straight to the 

 inner edge, ending nearer the outer line than usual, and the line is deeply 

 scalloped. The common line is broad, and just beyond on the fore wing are 

 three diffuse ocher-brown spots, concolorous with the lines. 



It differs from the other species known to me by the paler colors, the 

 lines sometimes not being edged with a paler tint, and the wings having a 

 sharper apex in the female, and in being less densely speckled. 



It is very common, widely distributed, and varies considerably, so as to 

 give rise to museum species based on individual differences, but all varia- 

 tions of Hiibner's original confusaria. The two most aberrant forms are 

 those represented by figs. 30 and 31 of plate 12. Fig. 30 represents the 

 normal form, but without the basal line on the fore wings, which, how- 

 ever, is usually present. Fig. 31 represents an example from Michigan, which 

 has a series of dark marginal blotches, and is paler than the other form, 

 without any light shade to the lines. This is like the figures of Hiibner. 

 I am inclined to think that GueneVs C. ineffusaria (p. 138) and C. jloridaria 

 (p. 139) are varieties of confusaria. In examining M. GueneVs type of C. 

 jloridaria, I regarded it as liable to prove a variety of confusaria. GueneVs 

 description applies well to confusaria, except that he says the wings beneath 

 are "washed with reddish". None of the specimens yet found are washed 

 with any hue darker than a deep ochreous. He describes the larva of 

 jloridaria as being " grayish-white on the sides, of a rust-red on the back 

 and beneath, these hues running together. There are neither lines nor 

 points, and there are not more than two tubercles, which are situated on 

 each side of the sixth ring. The head and feet are concolorous. It lives in 

 March and April on a leguminous plant, which 1 cannot recognize from the 

 drawing of Abbot, and which he names the ' Devil's shoestring'. The 

 chrysalis is of a clear red, with extremity much pointed." While this 

 description is based on Abbot's drawing of a larva found in Georgia, GueneVs 

 type is from Pennsylvania. It may be found that it is the larva of coi/fusnria, 

 whatever may prove to be the fate of GueneVs aperies Jloridaria. 



