Genus Phyciodes 



ter form marcia of Phyciodes tharos, Drury; but the black 

 markings are more evenly distributed. The under side is a pale 

 yellowish-fulvous, and the black markings are slight. 



$. — The female is like the male, but paler. Expanse, 6, 

 1. 1 5 inch; $, 1.25 inch. 



Early Stages. — The chrysalis has been described by Edwards 

 in the "Canadian Entomologist," vol. xi, p. 129. This is all 

 we know of the early life of the insect. 



It is found in Texas and Mexico. 



(4) Phyciodes phaon, Edwards, Plate XVII, Fig. 22, 6 ; Fig. 

 23. 9 , under side (Phaon). 



Butterfly, 6 . — The ground-color of the male is paler on the 

 upper side than in Phyciodes tharos, and the black markings are 

 much heavier. The median band on the fore wings is yellowish. 

 The wings on the under side are yellow, shaded with fulvous on 

 the primaries, on which the dark markings are heavy. 



?. — Like the male. Expanse, <3 , . 90 inch; $, 1.25 inch. 



Early Stages. — Unknown. 



This insect inhabits the Gulf States, and has been occasionally 

 taken in Kansas. 



(5) Phyciodes tharos, Drury, Plate XVIII, Fig. 1, 6 ; Fig. 

 2, 9 ; var. marcia, Edwards, Plate XVIII, Fig. 3, $ ; Fig. 4, ? ; 

 Plate V, Figs. 20-22, chrysalis (The Pearl Crescent). 



Butterfly. — This very common and well-known little insect 

 scarcely needs to be described. The upper side is bright fulvous, 

 with heavy black borders; all the other dark markings are slight. 

 The wings on the under side are paler, with the dark markings of 

 the upper side showing through, and there are additional markings 

 of brown on the hind wings. Expanse, $, 1.25 inch; ?, 1.65 inch. 



Early Stages. — The early stages of this insect have been 

 worked out with the most extreme care by Mr. Edwards, and the 

 reader who is curious to know about them should consult "The 

 Butterflies of North America." Dr. Scudder also has minutely 

 and laboriously described the early stages in "The Butterflies of 

 New England." The egg is light greenish-yellow. The cater- 

 pillar, which feeds upon various species of aster and allied Com- 

 posita', is dark brown after the third moult, its back dotted with 

 yellow, adorned with short, black, bristly spines, which are yel- 

 low at the base. The chrysalis is grayish-white, mottled with 

 dark spots and lines. 



■ 5J 



