Genus Chrysophanus 
marked with a multitude of very fine and indistinct raised ridges, 
giving it the appearance of being covered by very delicate polyg¬ 
onal cells. 
Caterpillar .—In its mature stage the cater¬ 
pillar is short, slug-shaped, covered with a 
multitude of bristling hairs, upon which it 
gathers the white exudations or scales of the 
mealy bugs upon which it feeds. 
Chrysalis .— Small, brown in color; when 
viewed dorsally showing a remarkable and 
striking likeness to the face of a monkey, a sin¬ 
gular phenomenon which also appears even 
more strikingly in chrysalids of the allied genus tionof thegenus^Jw- 
Spalgis, which is found in Africa and Asia. iseca, enlarged. 
But one species of the genus is known. 
(i) Feniseca tarquinius, Fabricius, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 21, $ ; 
Plate V, Figs. 45, 46, chrysalis (The Harvester). 
Butterfly .—The upper side of the wings is well depicted in 
the plate. There is considerable variation, however, in the size 
of the black markings upon the upper surface, and I have 
specimens in which they almost entirely disappear. On the 
under side the wings are paler; the spots of the upper side 
reappear, and, in addition, the hind wings are mottled profusely 
with small pale-brown spots. Expanse, 1.30 inch. 
Early Stages .—What has been said of these in the description 
of the genus will suffice for the species. 
This curious little insect, which finds its nearest allies in Asia 
and Africa, ranges all over the Atlantic States from Nova Scotia 
to the Carolinas, and throughout the valley of the Mississippi. 
Genus CHRYSOPHANUS, Doubleday 
(The Coppers) 
“Atoms of color thou hast called to life 
(We name them butterflies) float lazily 
On clover swings, their drop of honey made 
By thee, dear queen, already for their need.” 
Mary Butts. 
Butterfly .—Small butterflies, with the upper side of the wings 
some shade of coppery-red or orange, frequently glossed with 
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