264 LEPIDOPTERA. 



there is no yellow band on the fore-wings, though, sometimes, 

 each eye-like spot is surrounded by a yellowish diffuse ring. 



Neonym.plia Eurytris Fabr. flies low, with a jerky sort of 

 motion, in thick woods, in June and July. The larva is like 

 that of S. Alope, while the chr^'salis is shorter with the head 

 obtusely rounded. The adult is dark brown, with two black 

 eye-spots, pupilled with a lead-colored dot, and surrounded 

 with an ochre-yellow ring. On the hind wing is a smaller, simi- 

 lar spot. It expands one and seven-tenths of an inch. 



The aberrant genus Lihythea, with its long, snout-like palpi, 

 reminds us of the Pyralids. It is small and the wings are 

 irregular^ notched. L. Bachmanii of Kirtland is not a common 

 butterfly. It occurs southward, and in Central America is re- 

 placed by L. carinenta. 



The small, delicate Theclas and Lycrenas are often of great 

 beauty and interest. The palpi are elongated, the Avings 

 entire, and the hind pair are often once or double tailed. 

 The larvae are slug-like, as when moving on their short feet, 

 sixteen in number, they seem rather to glide than walk. They 

 are oval, flat below and rounded above, both extremities being 

 much alike, with the small head retracted Avithin the body. 

 The short and thick chr3'salids are flat beneath, but very con- 

 vex above and rounded at each end. Chrysophanus Ameri- 

 canus Harris, our most abundant form, is coppery red above. 

 Its green larva feeds on the sorrel, and there are three broods 

 of butterflies in the year. The chrysalis is usually suspended 

 under a stone. One sent by Mr. Saunders, is smooth, with 

 no fine hairs. The head and thorax, including the wings, is 

 dull reddish brown, dotted with black ; the abdomen is much 

 lighter cinereous, with very distinct, and irregular black dots, 

 and a lateral row of twin black dots, one dot being a little 

 behind its mate. On the middle of the back are three rows of 

 smaller black dots. It is .45 of an inch in length. Chryso- 

 phanus Thoe Westwood is quite a rare species. Mr. Saunders 

 describes the eggs as being "nearly round, a little flattened at 

 the apex and flattened also at the base, where it is fastened to 

 the box. They are greenish white, and thickly indented ; at the 

 apex is a considerable depression ; immediately around this, 

 the indentations are small, growing larger towards the base." 



