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BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. 



THE CRESCENT SPOTS. 



Genus PHYCIODES, Doubleday. Fig. 63. 

 Butterfly — Generally quite small. Their wings on the upper side are 

 fulvous, or brown, with black margins, spots and lines, and with the 

 under side of the wings reproducing the spots of the upper side. Of the 



spots of the under side of the wings one of the 

 most characteristic is the pale crescent situated 

 on the outer margin of the hind wings. In the 

 neuration of the wings these butterflies are much 

 like Lemonias. 



Eggs — The eggs are always higher than broad, 

 having a thimble-like appearance. 



Caterpillar — The caterpillar is cylindrical, 

 marked with longitudinal stripes, and adorned 

 with tubercles. They do not so far as known 

 weave webs. 



Chrysalis — It is pendant, with the head slightly 

 bifid. The color is generally some shade of pale 

 gray, spotted with black or brown. 

 They are found in South and Central America, 

 the United States and Canada. 

 GENUS PHYCIODES. 

 Key to Species. 

 Broad central band of white or light buff on under side 2. 



Central band of under side narrow or wanting, sub-marginal row 

 of spots small 3. 



Sub-marginal row of spots on under side with no more than one 

 pupiled with white carlota. 



Upper side of fore wings with fulvous bands 4. 



Upper side of fore wings with whitish bands 5. 



Fulvous band broad, narrow black border tharos 



Fulvous band narrow, deep border pratensis 



Spots on hind wings above pupiled with black camillus 



Hind wings with broad median and narrow sub-marginal whitish bars 



mylitta 



Fig. 63. Venation of 

 Ph)ciodes. 



1. 



4. 



5. 



