Genus Thecla 
the primaries. On either side of the second median nervule, near 
the outer margin of both wings, are bright orange-red patches, 
most conspicuous in the female. The hind wings near the anal 
angle are blackish, margined with a fine white line. On the 
under side the wings are marked much as in m-album, but in the 
region of the median nervules, midway between their origin and 
termination, is a rather broad transverse carmine streak, edged in¬ 
wardly with dark lines. This is largest and most conspicuous in 
the female sex. Expanse, 1.00-1.15 inch. 
Early Stages.— These have been described, in part, by Abbot 
and Smith and Packard. The catei pillar feeds on oaks. 
Favonius is found in the Gulf States, and as far north as 
South Carolina. 
(7) Thecla wittfeldi, Edwards, Plate XXIX, Fig. 19, $ ; 
Fig. 20, $ , under side (Wittfeld’s Flair-streak). 
Butterfly.—The figures in the plate give a correct idea of both 
the upper and under sides of this insect. It is much darker in 
ground-color than any of its congeners. Expanse, 1.25-1.35 inch. 
Early Stages. — Unknown. 
The types which are in my possession came from the Indian 
River district in Florida. 
(8) Thecla autolycus, Edwards, Plate XXIX, Fig. 13, $ 
(The Texas Hair-streak). 
Butterfly.— On the upper side resembling favonius , but 
with the orange-red spots on the wings much broader, ranging 
from the lower radial vein to the submedian in the fore wings. 
The carmine spots on the under side of the wings are not ar¬ 
ranged across the median nervules, as in favonius , but are in the 
vicinity of the anal angle, crowning the black crescents near the 
inner end of the outer margin. Expanse, 1.15-1.30 inch. 
Early Stages. — Unknown. 
This species is found in Texas, and is also said to have been 
found in Missouri and Kansas. 
(9) Thecla alcestis, Edwards, Plate XXIX, Fig. 14, $ (Al- 
cestis). 
Butterfly. — Uniformly slaty-gray on the upper side of the 
wings, with the usual oval sex-mark on the fore wing of the 
male, and a few bluish scales near the anal angle. The ground- 
color of the wings on the under side is as above, but somewhat 
paler. A white bar closes the cell of both wings. Both wings 
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