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o04. PAMPIilLA CER^'ES Bd-Lec. 

 Clear-winged Skipper. 

 Yellowish brown above, with a patch of reddish orange in middle 

 of upper portion of fore wing, above dash, this extends into a point 

 toward apex and just below its termination are two small spots and an- 

 other at end of cell, Fig. oG, f. Hind wings, unspotted ; beneath, brown, 

 overwashed with orange, markings repeated on fore wing a little enlarged. 

 Female, with only a trace of the orange on fore wing, and with two ex- 

 tra spots on outer portion of wing, forming an oblique band, and two 

 small ones at end of cell. Expands 1.00 to 1.10. Found from New 

 England to Montana ; in British America, Ontario, Quebec, and Flori- 

 da. Occurs in May and June in the north. 



505. PAMPIIILA MANATAAQUA Scuu. 

 Yellow-spotted skipper. 

 Size, medium. Brown above, orange-tinted on middle of hind wings 

 which are unspotted ; in middle of fore wing is a patch of orange, sur- 

 rounding the dash, Fig. 60, g. At apex are often two indistinct dots of 

 orange. Dash, black, and consists of two oval portions, the basal slight- 

 ly curved. Beneath, strongly overwashed with rusty orange, especially 

 on upper border of fore wing. There is a patch of black at base of wing, 

 which sends a dusky line along the lower border, and the orange j'atch 

 is represented by two or three orange spots in an oblique bar. Female, 

 paler brown, with three pale spots in apex of fore wing, and three others 

 in an oblique bar. Beneath, paler, shghtly tinted with rusty, spots ex- 

 cepting lower, repeated. Expands 1.15 to 1.25. Found throughout 

 the United States and British America. Occurs in Massachusetts in 

 July. 



500. PAMPIIILA VEPtNA Edw. 

 Dark Brown Skipper. 

 Size, medium. Dark brown above, with a slight purple reflection. 

 Fore wings with the upper margin sprinkled with yellow, there are three 

 small, yellowish, translucent spots in a line from upper border, about 

 three-fourths the distance from base to apex, two larger spots in middle 

 of outer portion, and a small spot in cell nearer end. Dash, black, nar- 

 row, a little constricted, but not broken. No spots on hind wings. Be- 

 neath, colored as above, but tinged with bronzy yellow ; spots on fore 

 wings repeated, and there is a row of five indistinct spots on hind wings- 

 Female, quite similar. Expands 1.25. Found in Noav York, and from 

 Maryland to Georgia, in West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Kansas. 



