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costa of both wings and on inner margin of hind wings ; 

 the base and inner margin sprinkled with black scales. 

 Outer border black, broadest at apex, somewhat irregular 

 on inner edge, extending a little on the costa and hind 

 margin of fore wings ; the anterior veins yellow where 

 they cross the black. In width the border is about one- 

 fourth the length of the wing. Discal spot black. On 

 the hind wings the border is narrower, and does not 

 reach the anal angle. Discal spot of hind wings orange, 

 composed of two spots. Both wings have a roseate 

 reflection. 



Under side yellow, middle of fore wings tinged with 

 orange. On both wings a subterminal row of dots, the 

 three posterior of the fore wings black, the rest brownish, 

 also two dots on the costa near the apex. Discal spots 

 repeated, the anterior black, with a few light scales; 

 posterior geminate, silvery, annulate with roseate brown 

 or ferruginous ; a dash on the costa of the hind wings 

 near the apex, and a rosy spot at the base. 



The typical female is of the same general color, a 

 little more yellow along the costa and beyond the discal 

 cell. The border instead of being solid black contains 

 a row of yellow spots, the third from the posterior end 

 on the fore wings subobsolete. The hind wings have 

 the border wider than in the maios, and it contains the 

 rudiments of a row of spots. The black scales scattered 

 over the base cover more of the wings than in the male. 

 Under side similar to that of the male. 



A white or albino female form is sometimes found, 

 with all the markings as in the yellow form. There 

 are the following seasonal and local variations from the 

 typical form. 



