128 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



angular. Antennae, very slender, nearly two thirds as 

 long as the fore wing, club enlarging gradually. 



320. EURYGONA ABREAS Edw. 

 Red-banded Butterfly. 



Dark brown above, reddish on central cell offore wings to base, and 

 on the basal half of hind wing; there is a band of red crossing both wings, 

 near middle, and between this and the outer margin, is a pale brown 

 stripe. Fore wings and upper half of hind wings, edged with brown ; 

 the lower half of hind wings, red edged, and along this edging is a series 

 of white crescents, the upper of which is surrounded by a large black 

 spot. Reddish gray beneath, with the markings repeated. Expands 

 1.00. Habitat, Southern Arizona. 



GENUS XLVIII. CALEPHELIS. PIGMIES. 

 Size, small. Colors bright, spotted with black and 

 metallic colors. Fore wings triangular, hind wings oval. 

 Antennae, nearly as long as the body, with the club enlarg- 

 ing gradually. Type C. caenius. (Plate IX, 5.) 



321. CALEPHELIS CAENIUS Linn. 



Golden Pigmy. 



Golden orange on both surfaces, darker above, with both wings 

 crossed with about six bands of black dots. There is a sub-marginal 

 band of shining black-lead color, within which is a band of spots of the 

 same color. Both surfaces marked alike. Expands .75 to .85. Hab- 

 itat, Southern States. Occurs in Florida from April until November. 



322. CALEPHELIS BOREALIS Gr-Rob. 

 Northern Pigmy. 

 Larger than C. caenius, differs in being browner above, with only 

 four rows of black spots. Rather yellower beneath, than in the type, 

 and the spots are less distinct, but the lead colored lines are more dis- 

 tinct. Expands 1.00 to 1.20. Habitat, New York, New Jersey, West 

 Virginia, Michigan, and Illinois. 



