Genus Thecla 
This insect has a wide range, being found from the province 
of Quebec to Texas and Colorado. It is common in western 
Pennsylvania. 
(15) Thecla liparops, Boisduval and Leconte, Plate XXIX, 
Fig. 28, $, under side; Plate V, Fig. 28, chrysalis (The Striped 
Hair-streak). 
Butterfly.— Dark brown on the upper side, grayish below. 
The lines are arranged much as in T. edwardsi , but are farther 
apart, often very narrow, scarcely defining the dark bands 
between them. The spots at the anal angle are obscure and 
blackish. Expanse, 1.15 inch. 
Early Stages.— Much like those of the allied species. Scudder, 
in “The Butterflies of New England,” gives a full account of 
them. The caterpillar feeds on a variety of plants—oaks, wil¬ 
lows, the wild plum, and other rosaceous plants, as well as on 
the Ericacex. 
It ranges through the northern Atlantic States and Quebec to 
Colorado and Montana, but is local in its habits, and nowhere 
common. 
(16) Thecla chalcis, Behr, Plate XXIX, Fig. 36, $ ; Fig. 37, 
?, under side (The Bronzed Hair-streak). 
Butterfly. —On the upper side uniformly brown. On the 
under side dark, with a narrow submarginal and an irregular 
median transverse band, and a pale short bar closing the cell on 
both wings; a black spot at the anal angle of the secondaries, 
preceded by a few bluish-green scales. Expanse, 1.00-1.10 inch. 
Early Stages. — Unknown. 
Habitat, California and Utah. 
(17) Thecla saepium, Boisduval, Plate XXIX, Fig. 33, $ ; 
Fig. 34, $ (The Hedge-row Hair-streak). 
Butterfly. — Almost identically like the preceding species, ex¬ 
cept that the wings on the upper side are a trifle redder, on the 
under side paler; the lines on the under side of the wings are 
narrowly defined externally by white, and the anal spots are 
better developed and defined on the hind wings. Expanse, 1.20 
inch. 
Early Stages.— Unknown. 
This species is found throughout the Pacific States, and I am 
inclined to believe it identical with chalcis. If this should be 
proved to be true the latter name will sink as a synonym. 
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