Pomona Collcjjjc, Clarcmont, California 101 
tiiiiuii (i;i'rtn.), Sciiccio c'nicriir'ui DC, cudwceil, e\erlastin{i; ( .liitcn- 
iKiriii phnildginifoHa Rich.), blue-weed ( luliiinn vnhiarc Wnn.) and 
sc()r[)i()n ^rass or forgct-nic-iiot ( Myasails sp. ) . 
Till-; wi.si' coAsr lady. 
ruiifssii ctiryc (Hiihner) 
lltiiiiiiihyns (Decora) ciiryc 1 Uibiier, \'er/.. luir. Schiiiett., 33i, 
1 8 1 6. 
P\riinuif (disc Doubl.-Hewits., (icn. Diur. Lep., p. 205, 1850. 
(Fig. 3-8.) 
As the common name implies, this is strictly a west coast species, 
ranging from British Columbia to Chile and as far east as the Rocky 
Mountains. It is very common in California, being exceedingly 
abundant in the central and northern sections along the coast, though 
it is very plentiful in the southern part as well. It does not, how- 
e\er, occur in such great flights or migrations as does Vanessa car- 
diii (Linn.). 
The writer has had this species under careful and constant obser- 
\-ation for more than a year and has been able to secure all stages in 
quantities and to prepare descriptions of them from the local ma- 
terial. 
The eggs (Fig. 3) are rich dark-green, exceedingly small, some- 
what barrel-shaped and with prominent narrow longitudinal ridges, 
as shown in the illustration. They are fastened singly to the leaves, 
stems, webs of the caterpillars and other places. The first eggs ob- 
ser\ed were laid during June and the succeeding months until the 
present date (Feb. 1), and in all probabilitv they mav be found 
liuring almost the entire year. 
The young caterpillars (Fig. 4) are almost entirelv black above 
with brownish or amber under-surface. Some individuals are light- 
gray or yellowish instead of black, and form a distinct color phase. 
The dark individuals have yellowish-green markings and the light 
phase is marked with numerous small black specks. The full-grown 
caterpillars (Fig. 4) also have two color phases like the young, but 
the greatest numbers are black above with bright yellowish-green 
markings, black branched spines and two rather indefinite broken 
