240 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



The mature larva is 1 inch long, flat at base, the 

 dorsum rounded, the last joint forked. Color of dorsum 

 yellow-brown, the sides darker; a dorsal brown band, 

 and on each side of this, from joint 4 to joint 11, is a 

 series of dark brown patches. The subdorsal area is sep- 

 arated from the dorsal by two wavy parallel lines, the 

 upper dark, the lower yellowish, and on the side of 

 each joint from 5 to 11 there is an oblique dark stripe. 

 Basal ridge yellowish, the tails tipped with red. Head 

 yellow-brown, with a small conical process on each ver- 

 tex. The whole surface of the body is covered with 

 sharp tubercles of irregular size, each emitting a short 

 brown hair. 



The chrysalis is .5 of an inch long, shaped as Sosybius; 

 cylindrical ; the abdomen stout, and larger than the an- 

 terior portion. Color pale yellow-brown, the wing-cases 

 and anterior parts streaked with fine, abbreviated brown 

 lines ; brown spots on the wing-cases, the abdomen with 

 two brown stripes and two rows of brown dots. The 

 butterfly emerges in eleven days. 



There are probably two broods in a season, the last 

 brood of larvse passing the winter in a torpid state. 

 They feed upon grass, the eggs being deposited singly 

 upon the blades. They are very sluggish at all times, 

 and frequently pass days without eating. 



Atlantic States, Mississippi Valley, Nebraska. 



86. Neonympha Sosybius, Fab. 



Expanse of wings 1.35 inches. 



Upper surface wood-brown, somewhat grayish, the 

 border-lines faint, and both wings without ocelli. 



Under side a little paler than the upper, two brown lines 



