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cell, sometimes a spot -within it and two spots between the cell and out- 

 er margin. In the female there is a row of spots crossing botli Avings 

 and this row is sometimes seen in the male, the two spots described form- 

 ing part of it. There is a orange line at inner angle, enclosing two dark 

 spots. Beneath, pale yellowish orange tinged on outer border all around 

 with reddish, with spottings seen in female repeated in both sexes, with 

 an extra spot in central cell of fore wing, and three dusky crescents on 

 lower side of outer border ; there is a row of red crescents on outer bor- 

 der of hind wings, the spots are represented by mere dots and there are 

 two or three extra ones along upper border. Expands .80 to 1.00. 

 Found in New England, Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, British Amer- 

 ica, Kansas, and Ogden City, Utah. 



395. CHRYSOPHANUS HYPOPHLEAS Bi>. 



American Copper. 



Plate IX, 8. 



Size, small. Bright coppery red above on fore wings, dusky bor- 

 dered on all but lower side. There is a row of black spots within the 

 border one at end of cell, and one in it. Hind wings dusky with a nar- 

 row line at end of cell, and an elongated sub-marginal patch of coppery 

 red, with aline of spots along outer side, and within this borderin the 

 dusky area is usually a row of dots. Beneath, paler on fore wing, spots 

 repeated, whitish-ringed, tlie dusky border is replaced by ashy, and the 

 hind wings are ashy, spotted as in Plate IX, 8. Expands 1.00 to 1.30. 

 Found in Northern, Middle, and Western States, California, Nova Sco- 

 tia, Ontario, Quebec and British America to the Pacific. Occurs from 

 May until October. 



385a. Chrysophanes hypophleas fasciata Str. is much dark- 

 er with the outer row of spots so greatly enlarged as to reacli the spot 

 at end of central cell and in some cases they are fused into a wide band. 

 Fig. 53, b. Found in Eastern Massachusetts, occurring at the same 

 time as the type form, but is rather more abundant in the autumn* 



395b. Chrysophanes hypophleas adrienne, is as pale as the 

 type but has the spots on the upper portion of fore wing reduced to the 

 two cellular, there not being a trace on outer border. Found in Eastern 

 Massachusetts. 



395c. Chrysophanes hypopaleas feildeni McLachl. differs 

 from the type in being more brassy above, the spots are smaller, and 

 the dark border is narrower and grayer, as is also the dark of hind wings. 

 The sub-marginal band is pale orange ; also paler beneath. Found in 

 Arctic America. 



