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at apex and along outer margin, a little black at base and at inner angle. 

 Hind wings golden orange, with a few small spots. Expands 1.20 to 

 1.30. Found in Nevada and California. 



473. PAMHPILA NAPA Edw. 

 Allied Skipper. 

 Similar to P. mystic above, but pale orange yellow below, with nc 

 markings on hind wings, those on fore Avings repeated. Female, simi- 

 lar to male, the black dash is replaced by a dusky patch. Expands 1.25. 

 Found in Colorado. 



'174. PAMPHILA METEA Scud. 

 White-banded Skipper. 

 Yellowish broAvn above, orange-tinted at base of fore wings ; dash, 

 long and slender, elevated and black, divided by the lower branch of 

 middle vein ; outside of dash is a triangular patch of buff; at end of cell 

 two elongated dots, outside these, near margin, two square spots, above 

 these, near upper border, three others, all buff. On hind wings is an 

 arrow-shaped mark of buff with the point nearly touching outer margin. 

 Both wings are narrowly black ^edged and yellowish-fringed ; beneath, a 

 little yellower with markings repeated, but larger and paler on fore wing, 

 and on hind the arrow-shaped mark reaches from near the base, on up- 

 per portion, to near the lower border at inner angle, and sends spurs out 

 along the veins, two of which connect with a patch nearer base, all these 

 marks being whitish. Fig. 06, b. Female, similar, browner, with the 

 spottings whiter and more restricted on both surfaces. Expands 1.10 

 to l.lo. Found in Texas, Colorado, New York, Connecticut, andat 

 Scituate, Massachusetts, where I have taken it the second week in May^ 



47.-;. PMAPHILA RHESUS Edw. 

 Brown-banded Skipper. 

 Glossy brown above, with three spots in apex of fore wing, below 

 which is an oblique bar of white spots and a spot at end of central cell. 

 Hind wings, unspotted, fringed with dull white. Beneath, dusky on 

 fore wings, bordered on upper margin with greenish yellow, spots re- 

 peated more distinctly : hind wings dusky on upper and outer margin, 

 broadly bordered with greenish yellow, with Avhite markings much as 

 in P. metea, but narrower. Female, paler, all spots distinct and the 

 white band seen below is repeated above. Expands 1.15. Found in 

 Colorado and Arizona. 



