126 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



of white dots in brown edging on both wings, within this an irregular 

 band of black, white-edged, and somewhat interrupted on hind wings. 

 Within this on fore wing are three black-ringed, wdiite spots, and an or- 

 ange one; on hind pair, three black-ringed white spots and three orange, 

 the last small and arranged in a row. Beneath, orange on fore wing 

 only, without brown upper margin, otherwise the brown is paler and 

 extends over entire surface. Spottings repeated, enlarged and there is 

 a second line of white dashes along outer margin of both wings. Ex- 

 pands, .90 to 1.25. Habitat, Southern California. 



314. LEMONIAS DURYI Edw. 



Dury's Dotted Butterfly. 

 Size, small. Reddish orange above, both wings bordered with 

 brown, which contains a row of white dashes, each of which has a black 

 dot. Crossing middle of both wings is a row of black spots some of 

 wdiich are edged inwardly with Avhitc. Each wing has a white spot at 

 end of central cell, edged on both sides wdth black and there are some 

 black spots. Fore wings beneath paler, with markings repeated. Hind 

 wings, ashy brown, with spots and dashes repeated, but enlarged, and 

 there is a row of small white spots, crossing middle of Avings. Expands 

 .90 to 1.19. Habitat, New Mexico. Occurs in April. 



315. LEMONIAS NAIS Edw. 

 Nais Butterfly. 



Size, medium. Deep reddish orange above, both wings bordered 

 all around with dark brown, and both Avings are crossed by about four 

 bands of dark brown, on upper margin of fore wings is a small Avhite spot 

 Fig. 39, c, and another near inner angle of hind wing. These spots are 

 double in the female, and there is an additional pair on lower border of 

 fore wing. Beneath, on fore wings, pale orange, without border, except- 

 ing a narrow line on outer margin of both Avings. On hind wings the 

 orange is much obscured with bluish. The bandings are repeated, but 

 broken into spots, Expands 1.30 to 1.50. Habitat, Arizona, Ncav Mex- 

 ico, and Colorado. Occurs in July and August. 



31G. LEMONIAS PALMERH Edw. 



Palmer's Butterfly. 



Size, small. Pale broA\-n above with outer margin and base of wings 



orange. There are two rows of white spots, crossing outer portion of 



both Avings, and six or seven Avhite spots Avithin these. All of the spots 



