92 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



two black-ringed orange spots. The outer broAvn margin has a line 

 of connected, reddish spots, on fore wings, and on hind pair, a row of 

 bluish crescents. Beneath, duller, with numerous, transverse streaks 

 of black, and a dividing, central line of black. Expands, l.HO to 2.25. 

 Habitat, Northern States to Montana; Colorado, Arizona, Pacific States; 

 British America to Nova Scotia ; Newfoundland. 



GENUS XX y. 

 PYRAMEIS. PAINTED BUTTERFLIES. 



Size, small. Colors bright, and the sexes are not dis- 

 similar. Antennae, abont three-fourths as long as the body, 

 with the club enlarging suddenly, but pointed terminally. 

 Differs from Vanessa in having the wings very angular, 

 and the club of the antennae rather more pointed. Type, 

 P, CARDUi. ( Plate V, 5. ) 



223. PYRAMEIS ATLANTA Linn. 



Red Admiral. 

 Dark velvety brown above, with a band of brilliant orange vermil- 

 ion crossing the fore wing diagonally, outside of which the wing is 

 black, and in the apex are six white spots, arranged as in Fig. 32, c, 

 where there is a very slight indication of a bluish sub-marginal band. 

 Hind wings with a patch in middle of outer margin, bright orange, con- 

 taining four dots of black. On inner angle of wings, is a black spot, en- 

 closing a blue center. Beneath, on fore wings the ground color is black, 

 the vermilion band is repeated, but lighter at the ends; within it in cen- 

 tral cell, is a narrow band of vermilion, within this a blue band, the 

 basal upper margin is mottled with blue and there is a rude circle of blue 

 outside of the vermilion band. Three of the inner white spots are re- 

 peated, and beyond these the apex is grayish, containing double black- 

 ringed white spots. Hind wings marbled with black, brown, violet, and 

 yellowish, showing greenish reflections. There are f nir greenish black- 

 ringed spots with black, white centered pupils, and there is a yellowish 

 spot on the middle of the upper margin. Expands 2.30 to 3.G0. Habi- 

 tat, North America generally. 



224. PYRAMEIS HUNTERA Fab. 



Hunter's Butterfly. 

 Size about that of the type, P, cardui, and there is a general re- 

 semblance, but it differs in having a white dot in the outer red spot be- 



