COLIAS 111. 



COLIAS EURYTHEME. 1—6. 



Colias Eiin/fJirmr. fEu-ryth'-e-mi* ), Boisduval. Ann. Ent. Soc. do Fr. lSo2. AinjiJu'Jitsa. Boisd. 

 ib. Ei/iisa, Var. (\i/;/ornirii, Men^tries, Cat. Imp. Acad. Sci. St. Potei-.sb. Eihim ? Boisd. and Lee. p. Gl. 



Male. Exjiands 2 to 2.3 inclies. 



Upper side uniform brisjlit orani;e, witli an opaline reflection ; costal and abdo- 

 minal margins sulphur yellow; ba.se of primaries covered witli black scales which 

 extend a little way along inner margin ; base of secondaries covered in same man- 

 ner as also part of cell and of lower median interspaces; primaries have a large 

 black sub-ovate discal spot ; marginal band broad, black, crossed at apex by yel- 

 low nervule.s, the general direction of the inner edge, from submedian to disco-cen- 

 tral, being parallel to the margin, sometimes crenulate and sometimes nearly straight, 

 with a slight jjrojection on the sub-median ; from the disco-central curving to cos- 

 tal edge and diminishing to a point at about one-third the distance from apex ; on 

 inner margin throwing out ;ui iicuminate branch, which is depressed on ui)per side 

 and terminates nearly at the middle of margin. 



.Secondaries have the border one-half tlie width of that of primaries, erose with- 

 in, commencing half way between the costal and upper branch of sub-costal and 

 ending at first branch of median ; a rounded deep orange discal spot, uj^on the an- 

 terior edge of which is sometimes a dot of same color ; fringes yellow at base, rose- 

 ate at extremity. 



Under side deep yellow, usually with an orange tinge ujion disk of j^rimaries ; 

 costal margin of primaries ;ind disk lightly powdered with fine black scales ; a 

 sub-marginal transverse row of small black patches, the three lower distinct, others 

 more or less obsolete ; three black dots in the sub-costo-apical interspaces near the 

 edge ; discal spot black, oval, enclosing a streak which is yellow, or sometimes mar- 

 garitaceous. 



Secondaries have a row of faint brown jjoints parallel to margin, a small patch 

 on co.sta; a round discal margaritaceous sjiot, in a brown ring, about which is a 

 second, jsaler and broader; at insertion of median a small red sjiot ; costal edges 

 and fringes of both wings roseate. 



Body above covered with greeni.sh-yellow hairs, which, on the collar, are 

 roseate at extremity ; abdomen black above, j-jartly covered with yellow scales ; 

 under side yellow ; legs pale roseate ; palpi yellow beneath, black above ; an- 

 tennae and club pale roseate. 



