90 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



progne, Fig. 31, aa. Expands, 1.80 to 2.00. Habitat, White Mount- 

 ains of New Hampshire, Quebec, British America, and Alaska. 



217. GRAPTA SILENUS Edw. 



SiLENUs Comma. 



Form and size of U. comma, but with the deep color and heavy mark- 

 ings above of faunus. Beneath, color is quite similar to that of progne, 

 being decidedly gray but very dark, and with a well defined blackish 

 band crossing central portion of wings. Fig. 32, a; C as in progne. 



Oreas is a darker, dimorphic form. Expands, 2.20 to 2.30. Hab- 

 itat, California, Montana, Washington Territory and Vancouver's Is- 

 land. 



218. GRAPTA PROGI^E Cram. 

 Gray-winged Comma. 



Size of G. comma, resembles the dark form of that species some- 

 what above, in having the hind wings very much obscured with dusky, 

 Fig. 32, b, but the marginal band of fore wing is as wide as that of 

 faunus, though the spots in the central cell are not fused. Beneath, 

 differs from any of our species, in being uniformly grayish, without any 

 decided wide bandings anywhere. The C is very narrow and angular, 

 Fig. 32, bb. Expands, 1.80 to 2.20. Habitat, Northern and Western 

 States, British America from the Pacific Ocean to Nova Scotia, and 

 Southern Labrador. 



219. GRAPTA J ALBUM Bd.-Lec. 

 White J Butterfly. 

 Larger than comma, and quite unlike any other of our species in 

 markings. Fore wings, bright reddish orange, lighter in spots and dark- 

 er at base ; three lines of spots on outer margin, the inner of connected 

 crescents, and within these, are eight large spots of black, Fig. 32, c. 

 Hind wings, rather duller, with a lighter margin, which is crossed by 

 two rusty lines or bands, that enclose lighter, crescent-shaped spots. 

 Within these, on upper margin, is a white spot, followed by a black one. 

 Beneath, ashy white, banded on outer margin w^ith dusky, inside of which 

 is a line of black-bordered, bluish crescents, and inside this, is a wide 

 space of whitish, spotted and transversely marked with brownish ; white 

 in this, is a narrow, zigzag, umber line, and the space within this is 

 banded, lined, and spotted with brown and umber. White J as in Fig. 

 32, cc. Expands, 2.50 to 3.25. Habitat, Northern States, (rare in 

 Eastern Massachusetts ) British America from the Pacific Ocean to No- 

 va Scotia and Southern Labrador. 



