BUTTERFLIES OF MONTANA. 



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THE ANICIA CHECKER-SPOT. 

 Lemonias anicia, Doubleday and Hewitson. Plate IV. 



Butterfly — Smaller than chalcedon, with a great deal of red on the 

 basal and discal areas of both wings upon the upper side. Expanse 1.50 

 inches. 38 mm. 



Early Stages — These are unknown. 



Distribution — L. anicia is found in Colorado, Montana, Washington, 

 and British America. The University of Montana collection embraces 

 specimens from Geyser Basin (13), Missoula (3), Aldridge (1). Coubeaux 

 calls it tolerably common in the mountains near Big Sandy. 



TAYLOR'S CHECKER-SPOT. 

 Lemonias taylorl, Edwards. Fig. 58. 



Fig. 58. Lemonias taylorl. 



Butterfly — Expanse of male, 1.25 to 1.50 inches, 32-38 mm.; female, 

 1.50 to 1.75 inches, 38-45 mm. Ground color black above; a row of small 

 marginal brick-red spots, largest at the apex; two rows of small light 

 yellow or almost quite white spots across fore and hind wings, the outer 

 row on fore wings sometimes reduced to mere specks; on the hind wing 

 there is usually a row of brick-red spots between the rows of yellow 

 spots; within these rows there are about three or four basal yellow spots 

 no larger than the largest spots in the rows; the cell of the fore wings 

 has a small basal yellow spot, then a larger red bar sometimes broken, 

 followed by three yellow dashes making a bar, a large yellow spot, about 

 the middle of the wing below the cell; costa of fore wings brick red, 

 heaviest at the base; the under side is brick-red, the spots above re- 

 peated and much larger; on the fore wings the yellow spots are washed 

 over by red. and almost lacking on hinder part of wing; legs, palpi, sides 

 of abdomen brick-red; under side of abdomen same color as yellow spots. 



Early Stages — The food is said to be the ribwort plantain (Plantago 

 lanceolata Linn.) 



Distribution — It is reported from Vancouver's Island. Prof. Cooley 

 has one specimen from Cascade, on the Missouri river, one from Gallatin 

 County, and one from Missoula; Barnes has several from Aldridge. 



BRUCE'S CHECKER-SPOT, Lemonias brucei, Edwards. 



Butterfly — Male: Expands from 1.5 to 1.7 inch 38 to 40 mm. Upper 

 side brown-black, marked with spots of red and yellow in transverse 

 bands; there are three well-marked varieties, in one of which red pre- 



