Genus Hesperia 
$, under side ; Plate II, Fig. 23, larva ; Plate VI, Fig. 21, chrys¬ 
alis (The Hoary-edge). 
Butterfly.—The general appearance of the upper side of the 
wings strongly recalls E. tityrus , but the hoary edge of the secon¬ 
daries and the absence of the broad median silvery 
spot found in tityrus at once serve to discriminate 
the two forms. Expanse, 1.65-1.95 inch. 
Early Stages .—What is known of them may 
be ascertained by consulting the pages of “The 
Butterflies of New England.” The caterpillar is 
found on the leaves of Desmodium (Beggar’s-lice). 
The insect is rare in southern New England, 
and ranges thence southward and westward to 
Texas, being scarce in the Mississippi Valley north 
of Kentucky, and apparently not ranging west 
of Missouri. 
(2) Achalarus cellus, Boisduval and Leconte, Plate XLV, 
Fig. 12, 6 (The Golden-banded Skipper). 
Butterfly .—The figure in the plate will enable the instant iden¬ 
tification of this beautiful species, which, on the under side, has 
the hind wings banded much as in E. proteus . Expanse, 2.00 
Fig. 1 56. — 
Neuration of the 
genus Achala- 
rus. 
inches. 
Early Stages .—What little we know of these is based mainly 
upon the observations of Abbot, and there is an opportunity here 
for some young naturalist to render a good service to science by 
rearing the insect through all stages from the egg. The habits 
of the larva are not greatly different from those of allied species. 
A. cellus is found in the Virginias, and thence southward and 
westward to Arizona and Mexico. It is common in the Carolinas. 
Genus HESPERIA, Fabricius 
Butterfly .—The antennae are relatively short; the club is stout 
and blunt at the tip. The palpi are bent upward, with the third 
joint buried in the scales covering the second joint. The hind 
wing is usually evenly rounded. In all the American species the 
male is provided with a costal fold. The neuration is represented 
in the cut. 
Egg. —Hemispherical, ribbed. 
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