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orange ; the line making an open W near the anal angle 

 of the hind wings. Outer line black, more or less ob- 

 solete on the fore wings, on the hind wings shaded more 

 or less with white on both sides ; the usual black spot 

 between the base of the tails and at the anal angle, with 

 the blue patch between. In some examples the black 

 extends as a shade along the margin towards the apex ; 

 in one specimen the black spot between the tails is pre- 

 ceded by a reddish-orange crescent. Both wings have 

 traces of discal bars. 



Southern States, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. 



109. Thecla Columella, Fab. 



Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Male. — Upper surface grayish brown, a large, quad- 

 rate, blackish stigma in the end of the cell of the fore 

 wings. The hind wings have one tail, and about two 

 black spots near the anal angle. 



Under side gray, with a distinct lilac reflection. The 

 fore wings have a dark bar across the end of the cell, 

 somewhat obscure ; beyond the cell is a slightly-bent row 

 of black spots, not reaching the hind margin, each convex 

 outwardly and bordered with white. Outside this are 

 two rows, parallel with the outer margin, of faint white 

 lunules, with a dusky shade between the rows and out- 

 side the outer row. 



The hind wings have the bar across the end of the cell, 

 a dot in the cell and one above near the edge, the curved 

 row of black and white spots continuous Avith the fore 

 wings ; all having a slight sprinkling of orange scales 

 on the black. Outside the line of spots are also the two 

 rows of white lunules and dusky shades, a little more 



