GLOSSAEY. 



Abdomen, the posterior part of the body. 



Aciculaie, needle-shaped, more slender than subacute. 



Alba, or Albus, white. 



Anal, pertaining to the posterior part of the body. 



Anal angle, the inner or posterior angle of the hind wings, next to 



the body. 

 Annulate, furnished with colored rings. 

 Annulus, a ring. 

 Anieapical, before the apex ; on the front or costal portion of the 



wing, near the apex. 

 Antennae, two articulated organs of sensation, situated on the head. 

 Anterior margin, the front margin of a wing ; the costa. 

 Apex, that part of a wing which is farthest from the body ; the angle 



between the costa and the outer margin. 

 Approximate, near to ; near together. 

 Aureus, golden yellow. 



Azure, sky-blue : — nearly the same as coeruleiis. 

 Basal, relating to the base. 



Base, as applied to a wing, that part which is joined to the body. 

 Bifid, cleft. 

 Bipupillate, applied to an ocellate spot having two pupils or dota 



within it of a different color from the rest of the spot. 

 Blind, applied to a round spot destitute of a central spot or pupil. 

 Body, the three parts of an insect, — head, thorax, and abdomen 

 Bronze, the color of old brass. 

 Cceruleus, color of the sky ; sky-blue. 

 Ccesius, pale blue, approaching gray. 

 Canus, hoary, with more white than gray. 

 Capillary, hair-like ; long and slender, like a hair. 

 Carina, a keel. 



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