276 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



113. Thecla Niphon, Hiib. 



Expanse of wings from 1 inch to 1.15 inches. 



Upper side dark blackish brown, with a large rusty 

 brown space in the middle of each wing of the female, 

 but only near the anal angle of the male ; the males with 

 a small, oval, subcostal sex-mark. 



Under side light brown, sprinkled with white scales 

 so as to be hoary, especially in a band beyond the common 

 white line. Fore wings with a brown bar at the end of 

 the cell, edged outside with white ; a brown spot farther 

 towards the base. Beyond the cell a somewhat zigzag 

 white line, not reaching the hind margin, bordered within 

 by a broader brown line. Beyond this a submarginal 

 row of dark brown lunate spots, shaded outside with 

 white, and in some examples sending white rays to the 

 white spots in the fringe. The hind wings with the 

 basal third quite hoary, defined externally by dark brown. 

 Cutting the outer third is a tortuous white line shaded 

 within with dark brown, the middle third of wing but 

 little hoary. The submarginal row of lunules continuous, 

 shaded a little with white externally, the space between 

 this and the white line quite hoary ; a little washing of 

 white along the outer margin. There are no tails, but 

 about three prominent teeth or angles to each hind wing. 



The larva is green and pubescent, longitudinal stripes 

 on the back, the middle one pale yellow, the other two 

 white. Near the feet there is usually a small marginal 

 white line. Head brown. 



The chrysalis is grayish, with four rows of small spots, 

 of which the two middle ones are blackish and indistinct, 

 the others ferruginous, 



