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0^11 near the end. Stigma black, oblique, narrow, some- 

 what constricted, but not broken. Hind wings without 

 spots, hairs yellowish green. Fringes yellowish gray. 



Under side about the same color as above, all but 

 the posterior part of the fore wings and a stripe within 

 the inner margin of the hind wings tinged with yellow 

 bronze having a purplish reflection. Spots on the fore 

 wings repeated ; the spot on the submedian considerably 

 enlarged. 



Hind wings with a faint discal row of five small 

 whitish spots. 



Female. — This differs little from the male in mark- 

 ings and color ; there is less sprinkling of yellow scales, 

 and the few scales above the submedian may be absent. 

 Under side as in the male. Stigma absent from the fore 

 wings above. 



Body concolorous with the wings above, gray be- 

 neath. 



The larva and food-plant are unknown. 



New York, Maryland to Georgia, West Virginia, 

 Ohio, Indiana, Kansas. 



152. Pamphila Vestris, Bd. 



Expanse of wings 1.28 inches. 



Male. — Upper surface dark glossy brown, as in P. 

 Metacomet ; outer margin blackish brown ; fringes dark 

 brown. Fore wings with some dull yellowish scales on 

 the inner half of the costa, on the outer side of the stigma, 

 and within it, between the median and submedian veins. 

 Stigma velvety black, consisting of two acutely ellipsoidal 

 spots, which join on the lower median venule and have 

 their extremities resting on the submedian and second 



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