Genus Atrytone 
not uncommon. It is remarkable because of the white spots on 
the primaries and the dark color of the under side of the wings. 
(3) Atrytone taxiles, Edwards, Plate XLVII, Fig. 31, $ ; Fig. 
32, ? (Taxiles). 
Butterfly .—The fore wings on the under side of the male are 
bright yellow, black at the base, slightly clouded on the outer 
margin with pale brown. The hind wings on the under side in 
this sex are still paler yellow, margined externally with pale 
brown, and crossed near the base and on the disk by irregular 
bands of pale brown. In the female sex the fore wings on the un¬ 
der side are fulvous, marked much as in the male, but darker, espe¬ 
cially toward the apex, where the subapical spots and two small 
pale spots beyond the end of the cell near the outer margin in¬ 
terrupt the brown color. The hind wings on the under side 
are pale ferruginous, crossed by bands of lighter spots, and mot¬ 
tled with darker brown. Expanse, $, 1.45 inch; ?, 1.50 inch. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
The range of this species is from Colorado and Nevada to 
Arizona. 
(4) Atrytone delaware, Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 24, $ ; 
Fig. 25, ? (The Delaware Skipper). 
Butterfly. —No description of the upper side of the wings is 
necessary. On the under side the wings are bright orange-red, 
clouded with black at *he base and on the outer angle of the fore 
wings. Expanse, S, 1.25-1.35 inch; 9, 1.35-1.50 inch. 
Early Stages. —Very little is known of these. 
the butterfly is found ffom southern New England and north¬ 
ern New York as far south as Florida and Texas, ranging west 
to the Yellowstone and southern Colorado. 
(5) Atrytone melane, Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 7, 6 ; Fig. 
8 , $ (The Umber Skipper). 
Butterfly.— The male on the upper side somewhat resembles 
A. 1abulon , var. pocahontas; the female likewise closely resem¬ 
bles specimens of this variety. The wings on the under side 
are ferruginous, clouded with blackish toward the base of 
the inner angle, the light spots of the upper side being repeated. 
The hind wings on the under side are reddish, with a broad 
irregular curved median band of pale-yellow spots. In the 
female the band of spots is far more obscure. Expanse, $, 
1.30 inch; 9, 1.50 inch. 
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