THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. lOQ 



under side of the fore wings is like the upper, only of a 

 more delicate shade. The hind pair are brown under- 

 neath, and are marked with a yellow spot and a broad 

 yellow band. The Hobomok Skipper is found almost all 

 Summer, but it is never very common. 



"Another Skipper, often found hovering over beds of 

 sweet-scented field-flowers, is the Hesperia Peckius, com- 

 monly called Peck Skipper. It was named by Mr. Kirby 

 in honor of Professor Peck. It expands only a little over 

 one inch. Its wings are dark brown spotted with yellow, 

 like the Hobomok Skipper, only instead of having one 

 large yellow spot, the Peck Skipper has a row of small 

 spots on its fore wing, and on the hind wing a row of 

 short, unequal yellow lines. The under side is almost pre- 

 cisely like the Hobomok Skipper. 



" I shall only describe one more to you, — the Hesperia 

 Leonardus, or Leonard Skipper. This variety was also 

 named by Dr. Harris. This pretty little fellow is of the 

 same general color as the two last, but quite different in 

 the marking. Across the fore wings is a yellow band, 

 and on the front margin are two small yellow spots. The 

 hind wings are also ' marked with a yellow band near the 

 margin. The under side of the fore wings is of a more 

 reddish brown than the upper, and the markings are of a 

 paler yellow. Underneath the hind wings is a curved row 

 of yellow dots. This little Skipper is commonly found in 

 low lands. 



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