Genus Eresia 
bands are continued broadly across the hind wings. The 
wings on the under side are fulvous, mottled with dark brown 
and white, and spotted with conspicuous white spots. The 
male and the female closely resemble each other. Expanse, 1.40 
inch. 
The early stages are wholly unknown. 
The only locality within the limits of the United States in 
which this insect has been found is Key West, in Florida. It is 
abundant in the Antilles, Mexico, Central and South America. 
(2) Eresia texana, Edwards, Plate XVIII, Fig. 8, $ ; Fig. 9, 
$, under side (The Texan Eresia)* 
Butterfly .—Black on the upper side of the wings, shading 
into reddish-brown on the basal area. The fore wings are 
spotted on the median and limbal areas with white, and the hind 
wings are adorned by a conspicuous median band of small white 
spots. On the under side the fore wings are fulvous at the base, 
broadly dark brown beyond the middle. The light spots of the 
upper side reappear on the lower side. The hind wings on 
the under side are marbled wood-brown on the basal area and the 
inner margin, darker brown externally. The white macular band 
of the upper side reappears on this side, but less distinct than 
above* Expanse, <3, 1.25-1.50 inch; $, 1.60-1.75 inch. 
Early Stages .—For the only account of the life-history of this 
species the reader is referred to the “Canadian Entomologist,” 
voh xi, p. 127, where the indefatigable Edwards gives us an 
interesting account of his original observations. 
This insect ranges from Texas into Mexico. It has been con¬ 
founded by some with a closely allied insect, Eresia ianthe, 
Fabricius, and to show the difference we have given in Plate 
XVIII, Fig. 12, a representation of that species, by means of which 
the reader will be enabled to mark the difference on the upper 
surfaces of the two species. 
(3) Eresia punctata, Edwards, Plate XVII, Fig. 39, $ (The 
Dotted Eresia). 
Butterfly .—A lengthy description of this little species is 
scarcely necessary, as the figure in the plate will suffice for its 
accurate determination. Nothing is known of its early stages. 
Expanse, 1.10 inch. It is found in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, 
and Mexico. It has been recently declared to be identical with 
E. tulcis, Bates, an opinion I am not quite prepared to accept, but 
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