256 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



the fore wings, and two more at the base of the hind 

 wings, the fore wings with a dash of blue along the 

 median vein. The hind wings have the blue lunules 

 repeated, with three others standing before these, yellow- 

 green in a black ground. 



Body blue-black above, black beneath, with the under 

 side of abdomen orange. 



Female. — Larger than the male, about half of each 

 wing dull black, and the hind wings have two tails. The 

 under side lacks the blue on the fore wings. 



According to Morris, the larva is green, slightly pubes- 

 cent, the head testaceous. On the back there is a small 

 ray, and on the sides are nine oblique bands of obscure 

 green. At the base of the feet is a marginal ray of yel- 

 lowish green. The chrysalis is russety painted with 

 brown. Food-plant, oak. 



Gulf States, Illinois, Nevada, California, Arizona. 



96. Thecla M Album, Bd. — Lee. 



Expanse of wings 1.3 inches. 



Upper surface rich glossy violet-blue, a broad outer 

 border and costal margin of black. The ■ hind wings 

 have two tails, and a fulvous spot preceded by white at 

 the anal angle. 



Under side brownish gray, the fore wings with a single 

 white line beyond the middle, bent inward on the second 

 median venule, and then outward again below. This is 

 continued across the hind wings, making a rude W before 

 the tails, from this extending inward to the inner margin. 

 Between this and the margin is a second line, the anterior 

 half consisting of a series of shallow crescents, the whole 

 edged outwardly with black, broken before the first tail 



