1726 THE BUTTERFLIES OF NEW ENGLAND. 



in the median interspaces, tlie interior margin of tlie lower at a distance from tlie 

 outer margin of the wing equal to that of the last divarication of the median nervule; 

 there is also often a smaller, faint spot in continuation of tlie last mentioned, in the 

 lower half of the medio-submedian interspace; the costal margin is longitudinallj' 

 dashed, a little distance from the edge, sometimes in the upper part of tlie outer half 

 of the cell, with obscure tawny, which in a single specimen under examination mimics 

 the (J in extending as a large, tawny patcli, from the middle of tlie cell to the costal 

 edge and from the base of the wings to the extra-mesial spots. In the $ the medio- 

 submedian spot and usually also the lower median spot are wholly wanting, while the 

 othei's or at least the subcostal ones are rendered inconspicuous by being wholly or 

 partially submerged in the large, broad, tawny patch upon the costal border, which al- 

 most invariably extends from the lower limit of the cell to the very edge (which 

 itself is blackish) and in the least favored individuals is confined to the region above 

 the outer half of the cell; usually it extends to the base or close to the base of the 

 wing and, as stated, to the extra-mesial, subcostal spots ; but often it extends over the 

 outer limits of the discal stigma to embrace also the median spot or spots; and some- 

 times the lower half of the wing is also largely powdered with tawny scales as far 

 as the middle of its outer half. The discal stigma (43: 7) is comparatively rather 

 broad, sinuous, extending from just beyond the last divarication of the median to the 

 middle or just before the middle of the submedian nervure; it is about Ave times as 

 long as broad, rounded at either extremity and broadest in the middle; its outer infe- 

 rior edge is slightly concave as far as the middle of the medio-submedian interspace, 

 when it turns rather abruptly toward the base; the middle of the inner half of the 

 upper edge is notched ; tlie stigma consists of a slender, tapering streak of velvety 

 black occupying the whole of the outer apex, following the upper border as far as the 

 notch; an oval patch of the same beyond the notch and a very slender, velvety, black 

 edging to the under border; these enclose an elongated, lunoid, dull black patch; the 

 stigma is followed outwardly by a rounded patch of slightly raised, iridescent, dark 

 brown scales, seated upon all but the outer and inner fifth of its outer inferior border, 

 about half as deep as broad, and equally disposed on either side of the lower median 

 nervule. In both sexes the outer margin has an inconspicuous, black edging and the 

 fringe is pale, occasionally tinged with yellowish, its basal half infuscated. HinO. 

 wings without markings except as before mentioned and a blackish edging to the outer 

 border as in the fore wings. Fringe as in fore wings. 



Beneath generally rather dark brown, but sometimes gray brown, always flecked, 

 especially on hind wings, with scales of a brighter color in greater or less profusion.* 

 These scales also vary from very pale greenish gray, through rather pale greenish yel- 

 low, the more common to saffron tawny, giving various shades to the wing, according 

 to their frequency, or if infrequent, to the ground color of the wing ; the more general 

 effect is a dull dark olivaceous. Fore ivinr/s with the markings of tlie upper surface 

 repeated, the tawny much paler and the extra-mesial spots, the lower median ones of 

 which occur more frequently in the ^ , generally whitish; the outer border is nan-owly 

 edged with a blackish line, and the fringe resembles that of the upper surface, except 

 in wanting the duskier base. Hind wings uniform and immaculate excepting that the 

 brighter scales usually cluster into minute, exceedingly iuconspicuous, sometimes paler 

 spots in a transverse series, extending from the upper subcostal to the upper median 

 nervules, a little before the middle of the outer half of the wing; outer border 

 usually most delicately edged with a blackish line; fringe resembling that on the fore 

 ■wings. 



Abdomen above blackish brown, covered next the base with olivaceous hairs on the 

 sides, the tips of the joints, especiallj' the apical ones, covered with fulvous hair-like 

 scales; beneath pale greenish gray. Male abdominal appendages (37 : IG) with the 



*They are entirely want ill.^', however, to the Nova Scotia (Jones) and Nepigon (Fletcher), 

 rich dark brown under surface of the wings specimens which are also exceedingly small. 

 of specimens from Cape Uretou (Thaxter), 



