342 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



an outer border of dark bronzy brown, in width about 

 one-fifth the length of the wing, and extending as a nar- 

 rower border along the hind margin, where it is sprinkled 

 with yellow scales. Costa narrowly black. Hind wings 

 with the margin bordered with brown, leaving the mid- 

 dle area yellow, suffused somewhat with brownish ; hairs 

 yellow. Fringes pale yellowish, dusky at apex of fore 

 wings. 



Under side clear rich yellow, without spots, the pos- 

 terior part of the fore wings smoky black. Body covered 

 with dusky yellow hairs above, paler yellow beneath. 



Female. — Outer fourth of the fore wing, and a border 

 along the hind margin of about the same width, the same 

 dark bronzy brown as the border of the male ; the re- 

 maining area of the fore wings dull yellow sprinkled 

 with brown, also brown along the veins. Hind wings 

 the same brown as the border of the fore wings, with 

 the centre slightly washed with yellow. Under side as 

 in the male. 



Body dark brown above, with yellow hairs ; under side 

 pale yellow, the palpi and the under side of the antennae 

 paler than the body. 



Larva and food-plant unknown. 



Georgia, Southern Texas, Iowa, Nebraska. 



166. Pamphila Delawaee, Edw. 



Expanse of wings 1.2 inches. 



Male. — Upper surface yellow, slightly fulvous-tinted ; 

 the veins, except the subcostal, brown ; the fore wings 

 with a dark brown outer border, in width about one- 

 eighth the length of the wing, extending only a little 

 along the hind margin, its inner edge but slightly crenate. 



