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NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



170. MELITAEA DYMAS Edw. 

 Dymas Checker. 

 Brownish black above "with the following reddish orange markings ; 

 on fore wings, is a sub-marginal band of rounded spots, imperfect on 

 upper half, then a band of spots, and five spots in central cell, several 

 spots at end of cell and beloAV it ; apex, white. Ilind wings, with a cen- 

 tral band of spots, within Avhich is a band of black, with the basal area 

 reddish. In central cell is a sub-oval, black spot with a reddish stripe 

 in the middle. Beneath, on fore wings, a band of white is f jllowed by 

 a row of crescents upon a black ground. Inside this band, the wing is 

 reddish orange, with four black, transverse lines in central cell, and an 

 indistinct line at end. Hind wings have a row of dull white spots on 

 a black ground, then a reddish orange band, followed b}' a broad white 

 band that is cut beyond the middle by a black stripe, from outer to in- 

 ner margin. Base and central cell, orange, with a triangular, black- 

 edged white spot in cell, and a black-edged, white, transverse line. Ex- 

 pands, .05 to 1.00. Habitat, Southwestern Texas. 



a D c d 



a, lower side, hind wing, Argynnis montinus: b, same, A. bellona: c, same, A. epitliore : d, same 

 wing, iipper side, Euptoieta hegesia, e, same wing, Melitaea cooperi: f, base of wing, upper side> 

 same species. 



177. MELITAEA PERSE Edw. 



Arizona Checker. 

 Similar in form to M. dymas, orange yellow above, with outer mar- 

 gin of both wings broadly edged with black, on which is a row of orange 

 yellow spots, followed by a black line, and from this to base, is an intri- 

 cate pattern of lines. Beneath, with markings repeated but indistinctly, 

 on fore wings, and upper margin white. Hind wings, with upper mar- 

 gin also white, and there is a row of white, sub-marginal crescents, then 

 a series of orange spots on a whitish ground, Avithin which is a narrow 

 buff band, followed by a white band. Basal area, orange with a black- 

 edo-ed white spot in centi-al cell, and a white band on upper margin. 

 Expands, 1.00 to 1.10. Habitat, Arizona. 



