114 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



275. EREBIA CALLAIS Edw. 

 Colorado Dusky Butterfly. 

 Brown above, with a silky gloss. There is a sub-triangular chest- 

 nut patch on outer third of fore wing, encircling a double black spot eacH 

 division of which has a white pupil. There are three small black spots 

 on hind wings just outside the central cell, each chestnut-ringed. Be- 

 neath, reddish brown, gray on hind wings, with the markings above pres- 

 ent on both wings. Expands 1.50. Habitat, Colorado and New Mexico. 



27G. EREBIA EPIPSODEA Butl. 



Dotted Duskey Butterfly. 

 Plate \lll, 4. 

 Dark reddish brown above, with a j'ellowish red patch on outer 

 portion of both wings. There is a double black spot in upper portion of 

 that on fore wings, each division of which is white-pupiled, below this 

 are two others, the first small, and the lower larger and white-pupiled. 

 On hind wings the patch is often divided into spots, three of which 

 have black centers, often white-pupiled. Beneath, the fore wings are 

 reddish, with markings repeated ; on hind wings grayish, Avith mark- 

 ings nearly absent. Habitat, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wash- 

 ington, British America, and St Michaels, Alaska. Occurs in June 

 and July. 



277. EREBIA ETHELA Edw. 

 * Ethel's Butterfly. 



Similar to E. epipsodea, but differs in having six spots in the red- 

 dish field on fore wings, and five on hind pair. Beneath, the reddish 

 is replaced by yellowish-bufi". Expands 1.50. Habitat, Yellowstone 

 Park. 



278. EREBIA SOFIA Str. 

 Strecker' Dusky Butterfly. 

 Dark brown above, fore wings crossed by a band of rusty yellow, 

 and there is a tint of the same color in the central cell. Hind Avings, 

 with a sub-marginal row of brown spots. Beneath, dark rusty red on 

 fore wings, paler in central cell, banded as above. Hind wings brown, 

 with the brown spots replaced Avith Avhite. Expands 1.50. Habitat, 

 Fort Churchill, British America. 



