COLIAS IIL 



Femalk. Expands '2.6 inches. 



Upi^er side orange, less pure than in male, much obscured by black scales at 

 base of primaries and over whole of secondaries ; often, however, the color is green- 

 ish-yellow with a deep orange tint upon the disk and inner margin of jirimaries 

 and a slight flush of same over secondaries ; primaries have the marginal border 

 broad, dilated at apex, much advanced on costa, the inner edge not clearly defined, 

 with two deep sinuses on the sub-median and upper median interspaces ; within 

 the border a transverse, yellow, macular band, of which the s^iot in median inter- 

 space is usually wanting ; discal spot large, nearly round. 



Secondaries have the border irregular, dilated at upper end and partly enclos- 

 ing a yellow macular band ; discal sjiot and fringes as in male. 



Under side pale yellow, or greenish-yellow, (according to the prevalence of 

 orange or greenish-yellow on upper side,) tinted with orange on disk of primaries ; 

 the sub-marginal 25atches and points distinct ; discal s^Dots as in male, that of pri- 

 maries having the central spot conspicious. 



Variety A, 2. Color above and below greenish- white ; marked as in the tyjie. 



Larva: mature, length 1.4 inch. Dorsal surface dark velvety green, finely 

 plicated transversely. On either side a narrow white line on which are irregular 

 patches of bright vermillion, some of which are occasionally shaded with orange 

 yellow. Under side green. 



Chrysalis light green, with a stigmatal yellow line, above which is a brown 

 point on each segment ; a sub-dorsal brown patch commencing at edge of wing cov- 

 ers and occupying two or three segments. Length .95 inch. 



Egg greenish white, translucent, pointed at one end and truncated at the other, 

 ribbed longitudinally with transverse stria; between. Length, .036 inch, greatest 

 width .009 inch. 



Fi-om notes l)y L. K. Hayhurst, Esq., Sedalia, Missouri, who succeeded in rais- 

 ing the larvie from eggs deposited by a female in captivity. The larva; fed upon 

 Trifolium repens (white clover) and T. reflexum (Buffalo grass). The eggs hatched 

 July 1st ; changed to puj^se July 15th and the butterflies emerged July 24th. Mr. 

 Hayhurst adds, "the larvte are scarcely different from those of C. Philodice, except 

 in being larger and having the lateral sjiots of a brighter scarlet." 



According to Dr. Behr, "the caterpillar is of a lively green with a brimstone 

 colored stripe above the feet, and feeds upon a species of Hosackia, and probably 

 other liguminous plants." This species is widely distributed over the western part 

 of the Continent, both in the Mississippi valley and on the Pacific slope. Dr. Behr 

 says " it is very common in California," and it also is in the vicinity of New Orleans 

 and in part of Texas. Very rarely specimens have been taken east of the Alle- 

 ghanies. I have never met with it myself, either in New York, New Jersey or even 



