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Distribution. — This species is very abundant in southern Arizona, 

 southern New Mexico, and western Texas. It has also been taken 

 in the northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico. It is recorded 

 from Mexico as given below. 



Chihuahua: 9 , 34 mi. S. of Chihuahua, 3,650 ft. elev., Oct. 25, 1957 (H. A. 

 Scullen); 2cf cf, 10 mi. W. Jimenez, Sept. 11, 1950 (Ray F. Smith); ?, Santa 

 Clara Canyon, Parrita, 5 mi. W. of Chihuahua, July 5, 1954 (J. W. MacSwain). 

 Coahuila: 3 9 9 , 4cf d^, 15 mi. N. Saltillo,, 4,450 ft. elev., Sept. 9, 1963 (Scullen 

 and Bolinger). Hidalgo: 4(3^0^, "Rd. pass S. Cienega Pk.," Peloncillo Mts., 

 4,500 ft. elev., Aug. 27, 1937 (Rehn, Pate, Rehn). Zacatecas: cf, Fresnillo, 700 

 ft. elev., Aug. 15, 1947 (M. A. Cazier) ; cf, Sain Alto, 7,000 ft. elev., Aug. 14, 

 1947 (M. A. Cazier). 



Figure 42. Southwestern 

 U.S. and northern 

 Mexico. E. tricolor 

 Cockerell 



Figure 43. Central Mex- 

 ico. E. tricolor 

 Cockerell 



Prey records. — None. 



Plant records. — Acacia greggii (Arizona). Aplopappus (Haplo- 

 pappus) hartwegi (Arizona). Baccharis glutinosa (Arizona, Mexico, 

 Texas). Baileya multiradiata (Arizona). Chrysopsis hirsutissima 

 (New Mexico). Condalia lycioides (Arizona). Cotton (New Mexico). 

 Croton corymbulosus (Texas). C. texensis (New Mexico). Dithyera 

 wislizeni (New Mexico). Eriogonum sp. (Arizona). E. abertianum 

 neomexicanum (Arizona). E. annum (Texas). E. rotundifolium (New 

 Mexico). Euphorbia capiteUata (Arizona). E. pleniradiata (Arizona). 

 Gutierrezia sp. (Mexico). G. microcephala (Arizona). Koeberlinia 

 spinosa (New Mexico). Lepidium montanum (Texas). L. thurberi 

 (Arizona). Melilotus alba (Arizona). Parthenium incanum (Arizona). 

 Thelesperma megapotamicum (Arizona). 



