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Jnder side grayish white, both wings with a double 

 marginal row of dark spots, the outer obscure on the fore 

 wings and the apical portion of the liind wings. Be- 

 tween the two on the anal half of the hind wings, and a 

 little at the posterior angle of the fore wings, the space is 

 filled with orange, more prominent in the female. The 

 fore %vings have a sinuous row of elongate, bright black 

 spots across the disk, with two similar spots in the cell, 

 a bar at the end, and a spot below. The hind wings 

 have spots in the same position, with two subcostal and 

 nne near the inner margin. 



Iowa to Kansas, Nebraska. 



118. Chrysophanus Thoe, Bd. — Lee. 



Expanse of wings from 1.4 to 1.5 inches. 



Upper surface of the male coppery brown, with violet 

 reflections, a narrow terminal blackish border. The hind 

 wings have an orange fulvous terminal border, crenate 

 within, and containing five black lunules on the black 

 edge. The female has the fore wings fulvous, with a 

 broad blackish border, and the black spots of the under 

 side, except the terminal double row ; hind wings as in 

 the male, but more blackish. 



Under side of fore wings fulvous, the terminal border 

 of hind wings orange fulvous ; under side of hind wings 

 and terminal border of fore wings grayish white, the 

 latter growing narrow from the apex back. The posi- 

 tion of the black marks is the same as in C. Dione, but 

 they are heavier. 



According to Mr. Saunders, the eggs are nearly round, 

 a little flattened at the apex, flattened also at the base. 

 Color greenish white, thickly indented; at the apex 



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