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NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



brown spot three others longer, and divided from the orange within b}' 

 a faintly dusky patch. The dash is black, long and slender, with both 

 edges straight for two-thirds its length, then it is broken, and the end 

 of the basal third extended beneath the outer portion; both portions are 

 divided in the middle by a silvery white line. Beneath paler, with base 

 of fore wings dusky, and the markings seen above faintly indicated; on 

 hind wing is a faintly defined band of pale spots on outer portion, with 

 one or two at base. Female generally similar, but with the brown pre- 

 dominating, and the orange is pale. Beneath, dusky, and the light 

 markings are better defined than in the male. The space above occupied 

 by the dash, and below it is brown, and there is a brown patch in cen- 

 ter of fore wing. Expands 1.00 to 1.2.1 Habitat, New England and 

 New York to Nebraska and Georgia, Florida and Colorado. Occurs in 

 Massachusetts in June. Fig. 55, e. 



Fig. 54 



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1 e (I c ij a 



a, upper side, hind \ving, Lyc.ieiiacomyulas: 1), lowerside same, L. filenus ; c, same, L. theonus; 



d c b 



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d, eame, L. isophthalmii ; e, upper side, fore wiug, Pamphila zabulon; f, same, V. z. hobomek. 



463. PAMPHILA NEVADA Scud. 

 Nevada Skipper. 

 Similar to P. sassacus, but differs in having the border less distinct 

 above, the dash is Avider, not as Ljng. and at the division of the central 

 line sends out a projection above and below, farming a short-armed cross. 

 Beneath, greenish-tinged over surface of hind wing, and on apex of fore 

 pair, where the spottings are nearly white. On hings are five or six 

 irregular white spots dusky-edged, Fig. 5.'), c. Expands 1.00 to 1.35. 

 Found in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and P>ritish America. Occurs 

 in June and July. 



464. ' PAMPHILA COLORADO Scud. 

 Colorado Skipper. 

 Very similar to P. sassacus above, but the spots at apex of fore 

 wings are smaller, and the dash is not straight on upper edge. Beneath, 

 not as green as in P. nevada, and there are two bent white spots on hind 

 wing, one within the other. Fig. 5^'), d, broken in the female to a greater 

 or less extent. Expands 1.00 to 1.25. Found in California, Washing- 

 ton, Colorado, and Bi-itish America. 



