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FAMILY V. 



LIBYTHEID^. 



LiBYTHEA Fabricius. 



40. Baclimanii Kirtland. — Snout butterfly ; brownish-black with white and tawny 

 markings; palpi elongated, forming a conspicuous "snout;" rare formerly, but 

 common in 1875. 



FAMILY VI. 



SATYRID.^. 



The members of this family are grayish to blackish brown in color and have eye- 

 spots both above and below. 



EuPTYCHiA Hubner. 



41. cmytris Fabr. — Rare ; has two eye-spots upon each wing ; expands 1% inches ; 

 feeds upon grasses. 



Satyrus Westwood. 



42. Alope Fabr. — Has a yellow patch upon each front wing enclosing two brown 

 spots ; expands 2% to 2^^ inches. Common ; feeds upon grasses. 



43. Nephele Kirby. — Of a darker brown color. Common ; feeds upon grasses ; 

 possibly a variety of the last. 



Lethe Hubner. 



44. Portlandia. — Not common ; feeds upon grasses ; expands 23^ to 2% inches. 



FAMILY VII. 



i.ycaekid.e; azuke-blue and copper butterflies. 



Thecla Fabricius. 



45. hwnuli Harr. — Hop-vine Thecla. Dark blue-gray, with small orange spot 

 and short tails upon tips of hind wings; expands 1 to 1% inches. Common ; feeds 

 upon the heads of hops. 



46. calantis Hubner. — Rare ; feeds upon wild thorn {Crataegus). 



47. strigosa Harris. — Rare. 



48. Mopsus Hubner. — Rare ; feeds upon thoroughwort (Eupatorium). 



49. Jrus Godart. — Rare ; a pair taken in April, 1875. 



Feniseca Grote. 



50. Tarquinius Fabr., Var. Porseniui Scudder. — Exceedingly rare • a single speci- 

 men was taken by Geo. F. Gaumer in July, 1873. 



Chrysophanus Hubner. 



51. Uyllus Cramer. — Rare ; food plant unknown. 



52. Dione Scudder. — Not uncommon in 1875. 



Lyc^na Fabr. 

 58. comyntas Harr . — Abundant ; feeds upon bush-clover (Lespedeza and Desmodium. 



54. isola Reakirt. — Common. 



55. pseudargiolus Bois.-Lec. — Common ; bred by Mr. W. H. Edwards from Acti- 

 nomeris. 



FAMILY VIII. 



HESPERID^; SKIPPER BUTTERFLIES. 



The members of this family have hooked antennae ; except Nisoniades, they feed 

 upon grasses ; one or two species also have other food-plants. 



Epargyreus Hubner 



56. tityrus Fabr. — Brown, with yellowish tinge ; an interrupted yellowish band 

 across each front wing, and a large satin-white spot beneath each hind wins: : ex- 



