298 ^^^ BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



129. LYCiENA Theonus, Luc. 



Expanse of wings from .9 to .95 of an inch. 



Male. — Upper surface violet-blue, rather pale, except 

 at the terminal border. The marks of the under side 

 can be seen through the blue. 



Under side white, crossed by seven or eight brown- 

 gray stripes, appearing along the costa as though this 

 were the color, and as if there were eight more or less 

 wavy white transverse lines arranged in pairs enclosing 

 a space of the ground color a little darker. Along the 

 outer margin two rows of spots, the outer roundish or 

 oval, the inner lunate. On the fore wings the second, 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth lines do not reach more than half- 

 way across the wing, leaving a large white space. On 

 the hind wings near the anal angle are two round black 

 spots in place of two of the gray, each containing a circle 

 of metallic violet scales ; the spots annulate with pale 

 yellow. The lines on the hind wings are more broken 

 up into spots than those on the fore wings. 



Female. — Upper surface white, with a violet-blue tint, 

 more prominent on the basal half, with a broad outer 

 border extending round the costa to the base. On the 

 hind wings this border contains a series of white lunules, 

 the two next the anal angle enclosing a round black 

 spot. The markings of the under side show through 

 more plainly than in the males. Under side the same 

 as in the males. 



Palpi black ; antennse black and white ; club black, 

 tipped with white; body black above, white beneath, 

 with a yellowish tinge. 



Florida Keys. 



