OBSERVATIONS. 



Closely allied to the ocellata of Europe, and 

 to the myops and excaecata of our own country, 

 but it may be distinguished from either by the 

 double blue spot in the black patch on the pos- 

 terior wings. The excaecata I have not seen, 

 and have therefore to rely on Abbott's drawing 

 of that insect, as given by Smith in his splendid 

 work, the " Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia," 

 where it is represented with a single large blue 

 spot, in the place of the two that exist on each 

 posterior wing of the present species. These 

 two spots seem to be constant as well as common 

 to both sexes. 



The plate represents two views of the natural 

 size. 



PLATE XII. 



