218 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



and a spur from the posterior angle. The cell has the 

 three marks of the preceding species, also the row of 

 spots beyond the cell, but the three next to the costa are 

 white. Above the posterior angle is an eye-spot with a 

 pale blue centre and a reddish annulus. 



Hind wings with a border consisting of an edge and 

 two black lines, with six ocelli within this border, about 

 four of which are pupilled ; and some shading of brown 

 near the base. 



Under side grayish white shaded with gray, the middle 

 of the fore wings tinged a little with yellow. Marked 

 much as above, the middle of the terminal lines yellow. 

 There are two ocelli on the fore wings and seven on the 

 hind wings, annulate with yellow and black, except the 

 posterior one of the fore wings, which lacks the black, 

 the anal one double. 



Florida to Texas. 



78. Apatura Clyton, Bd. — Lee. 



Expanse of wings from 1.75 to 2.5 inches. 



Male. — Upper surface of fore wings rusty fulvous at 

 the base, the remainder blackish brown, the veins some- 

 times ferruginous. The hind wings are blackish brown, 

 the inner side with long greenish-brown hairs. Both 

 wings have a black line forming the inner part of the 

 terminal border, which is preceded by a series of rusty 

 yellowish spots, obsolete at the apex of fore wings. Be- 

 yond the cell of fore wings are two rows of yellowish or 

 rusty yellow spots, the outer row lacking two of reach- 

 ing the hind margin ; and there are two black bars in the 

 cell. The hind wings have within the outer margin a 

 series of six round black spots circled with ferruginous. 



