NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



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lantic States, but very rare in New England, Texas, Arizona, Ontario 

 and Mississippi Valley. 



;J12. L113YTIIEA CxVRINENTA Cram. 

 Pale Beaked Butterfly. 



Similar to L. bachmani biit differs in being paler especially on hind 

 ■wings, with the orange markings yellowish and in having four white spots 

 on fore wings, Fig. 3!) b. Beneath, the white spot in apex is present but 

 the orange spot below the cell is not enlarged, and is pale yellowish. 

 Expands 1.80. Habitat, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southward. 



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a b c 



a, upper sliU;, fore wiiit;s, Satyrus pegala ; U, ujipcr side, fore ^viIl,L,'; Chionobasgigas; c, same, 

 C. invallila, 



Family III. ERYCINIDAE. Herbage Butterflies. 



Size, small or medium. Antennae, tsxRAiGiiT, with the 



CLUB ROUNDED, NEVER HOOKED. CeNTRAL CELL OF BOTH WINGS, 

 OPEN. 



GENUS XLYI. 

 LExMONIAS. WHITE-DOTTED BUTTERFLIES. 

 Size, small. Colors, black and orange or reddish, much 

 dotted Avith white. Fore wings, long and triangular, rather 

 pointed at apex. Hind wings, sliort and rounded. An- 

 tennae, nearly as long as the body, with the club enlarging 

 gradually. Type, L. virgulti. ( Plate, IX, 4. ) 



313. LEMONIAS VIRGULTI Behr. 



Pacific Lemonias. 

 Plate IX, 4. 

 Reddish orange above, both wings margined with brown, this color 

 occupying the basal half of hind wings. There is a sub-marginal row 



