118 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



black ; a black bar at the end of cell. The hind wings 

 have a few black scales at the outer angle and a small 

 wedge-shaped black spot near the base on costa. 



Under side white. The fore wings have a small gray 

 subapical patch on costa, nearly covered with green 

 scales, and a faint greenish patch on the outer margin. 

 Discal spot narrow, lunate, enclosing a white streak. 



Hind wings crossed by bands of yellow-green on a 

 gray ground. The one near the base is slightly trifid 

 on the costa, the outer one broadly trifid, but running 

 from the outer margin instead of the costa, the middle 

 and outer one joined on the median vein. There is also 

 a spot of the same color between the anterior ends of the 

 second and third. 



Body black above, the under side white, the thorax 

 tinged with greenish yellow. 



West Virginia, Indiana, Nebraska. 



17. Anthocharis Genutia, Fab. 



Expanse of wings 1.55 inches. 



Upper surface white, with a large orange apical patch, 

 bordered outwardly with black, in which there are seven 

 yellowish- white spots on the edge of the wing. There 

 is a black dot at the end of the discal cell, some specks 

 on the costa, and several somewhat triangular spots on 

 the outer border of both wings. 



Under side of hind wings and apex of fore wings 

 pale greenish yellow, the rest of fore wings tinged very 

 slightly with this color; hind wings and apex of fore 

 wings finely netted with black. Discal dot of fore wings 

 reproduced. 



Body black above, white below; antennae annulate 



