COLIAS YIII. 



COLIAS SCUDDERII. 



CoUas Scudderii, Reakirt, Proc. Acad. Nat. Soi. Phil. 1865. 



Male. — Expands 1.8 to 2 inches. 



Upper side greenish yellow; marginal borders broad, black, on primaries reg- 

 ularly creuated within, or s(jnietimes, very slightly erose, little advanced on costa 

 projecting a short, attenuated spur on inner margin, and usually cut to the edge by 

 yellow nervules; discal spot of jirimaries small, black, sub-ovate, of secondaries 

 pale yellow, corresi)onding in shape to the spot beneath; fringes roseate, yellow at 

 inner angle of i)rimaries and outer angle of secondaries. 



Under side dark greenish-yellow, the costa of primaries and whole of second- 

 aries densely irrorated with fine black scales; discal spot of jirimaries small, black, 

 subovate, with yellow streak, sometimes sub-triangular, a more line about a yellow 

 sj^ot; of secondaries a silver s^wt, edged with roseate scales in narrow ferruginous 

 ring, sometimes accompanied by a point of ferruginous, or a large sjiot with silver 

 pupil; sometimes also a stout ray of ferruginous projects from the large spot to- 

 wards hind margin; on costal edge of secondaries a few ferruginous scales and a 

 bright pink spot at base ; otherwise immaculate. 



Body above covered with yellow and grey hairs, beneath concolored; collar 

 roseate, legs roseate; j^alpi yellow, grey in front; antenna? roseate; club brown 

 above, roseate below. 



Female. — Same size. 



Upper side pale yellow, much irrorated with black along costal margin and 

 apex and hind margin of primaries, but showing no regular band or sjsot; discal 

 spots as in male; under side still more densely irrorated except along hind margin 

 of secondaries, the disk having a greyish-yellow shade. 



Var. A. — Female. — Color jiale greenish-white; the margin of primaries 

 much irrorated at tips of nervules, and sometimes, small patches of scales at ori- 

 gin of sub-costal nervules; under side white at base and on inner margin of pri- 

 maries, yellow at apex and over whole of secondaries, this yellow space always 

 densely irrorated. In both sexes there is much variation in size of dorsal spots on 

 under side. 



