Genus Lycaena 
with a narrow black border; of the female darker blue, broadly 
margined externally with dusky. On the under side the wings 
are dark brownish-gray, with the spots arranged much as in L. 
antiacis , but with those of the hind wings generally white, and 
without a dark pupil. The series on the fore wing is usually 
distinctly pupiled with black. Expanse, 1.25 inch. 
Early Stages.— Unknown. 
The species is found in Newfoundland, Labrador, Anticosti, 
and westward and northward. It is a boreal form. 
(13) Lycaena lygdamas, Doubleday, Plate XXXI, Fig. 17, 
$ ; Fig. 18, 2 ; Plate XXX, Fig. 50, ?, under side (The Silvery 
Blue). 
Butterfly. — The male has the upper side of the wings pale 
silvery-blue, narrowly edged with black; the wings of the female 
on the upper side are darker blue, dusky on the borders, with a 
dark spot at the end of the cell of the primaries. On the under 
side the wings are pale chocolate-brown, with a submarginal 
band of black spots, margined with white, on both wings, as 
well as a spot at the end of the cells, and one or two on the 
costa of the secondaries. Expanse, .85-1.10 inch. 
Early Stages.— These are yet to be ascertained. 
The insect is reported from Michigan to Georgia. 
(14) Lycaena sagittigera, Felder. Plate XXXI, Fig. 19, 6 ; 
Fig. 20, ? ; Plate XXX, Fig. 44, $ , under side (The Arrow-head 
Blue). 
Butterfly.— The wings in both sexes are variable pale blue, 
dusky on the margins, with white fringes checkered with dusky 
at the ends of the veins. On the under side the wings are dark 
gray, profusely spotted, the most characteristic markings being 
a white ray in the cell of the hind wings, a broad submarginal 
band of white arrow-shaped markings on both wings, with a 
black spot at the tip of each sagittate maculation and a dark 
triangular shade between the barbs. These markings are not 
shown as they should be in Plate XXX, Fig. 44. They are only 
faintly indicated. Expanse, 1.25-1.30 inch. 
Early Stages.— These await description. 
This butterfly ranges from Oregon to Mexico, and eastward 
as far as Colorado on the mountains. 
(15) Lycaena speciosa, Henry Edwards, Plate XXXII, Fig. 
1, S *, Fig. 2, under side (The Small Blue). 
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