78 Journal of the Mitchell Society [December 



1. Wings not spotted above with black, nor with many fine bhick Hnes on the 



upper side 4. 



2. Wings with four or five irregular blaek lines, extending across both pairs of 



wings on both surfaces. 



Little Metal-mark {Calephelis cnenius) . Cumberland Co. 



2. Wings spotted above with black 3. 



3. Under side of hind wings with many small crescentic and circular fine white 



lines The Wanderer {Feniseca tarquinius) . 



3. Under side of hind wings with small black dots. 



American Copper {Chrysophanus hypophleas) . 



4. Wings with more or less blue on the upper side 5. 



4. Wings without blue 10. 



.5. Hind wings evenly rounded, without thread-like tails 6. 



5. Hind wings with thread-like tails 7. 



6. Under side of hind wings with a row of orange crescents near the outer bor- 



der Scudder's Blue (Lycaena scudderi) . Mountains. 



6. Under side of hind wings without any orange markings. 



Soring Azure {Lycaena pseudargiolus) . 



7. Hind wings evenly rounded with a single thread-like tail, color of upper sur- 



face of wings not bordered with black Tailed Blue {Lycaena comynlas). 



7. Hind wings with two tails or at least a second projection 8. 



8. Blue little if at all evident on upper side of forewings, a red band on under 



side of wings Least Purple Hairstreak {Thccla cecrops) . 



8. Blue largely present on both pairs of wings above, no red band on under side 



of wings 9. 



9. Under side of abdomen orange, no white line on under side of wings. 



Great Purple Hairstreak {Thecla halesus). 



9. Under side of abdomen not orange, a white line on under side of wings. 



White M Hairstreak {Thecla M -album). 



10. Hind wings with thread-like tails 11. 



10. Hind wings without tails, but often scalloped or uneven 15. 



11. Under side of wings bright green, marked with brown and white. 



Green Hairstreak {Thecla damon). 



11. Under side of wings not green 12. 



12. Under side of wings with a red band near outer edge. 



Least Purple Hairstreak {Thecla cecrops), female. 



12. Under side of wings without red band 13. 



13. Under side of wings pearly gray with a single irregular white line on under 



side of hind wings Gray Hairstreak {Thecla melinus). 



13. Under side of wings dark brown with two or more series of broken white lines 



or series of lines 14. 



14. Outer white lines on under side of hind wings continuous. 



Banded Hairstreak {Thecla calanus). 



14. Outer white lines on under side of hind wings broken. 



Edward's Hairstreak {Thecla edwardsi). Polk Co. 



15. Underside of hind wings with a row of orange spots. 



Coral-banded Elfin {Thecla lilus). Wake and Polk Cos. 

 15. Under side of wings without orange spots 16. 



