Notes on the Lepidoptera of America. 19 
ous ground color of the wing to spread as an irregular, broad, dif. 
fuse, apical shade extending obsoletely downwards over the median 
nervules. Secondaries, resembling primaries in appearance and 
coloration—pale ochreous, irrorate with reddish and brownish 
shade streaks and washed with a purplish shade. A distinct, small, 
black, discal dot ; outside of this is a median, slightly sinuous line, 
corresponding to the t. p. line of primaries and resembling* it in 
color and conformation; this line is inferiorly succeeded by an 
obscure, diffuse, reddish brown shade having a faint purplish reflec- 
tion. An external, sub-obsolete line, regularly lunulate between 
the nervules and lost inferiorly in the reddish brown shade, which 
latter is somewhat interrupted centrally, but darkens the wing 
again very distinctly along external margin between the central 
angulation and anal agle. A corresponding line to this latter, is 
seen on the primaries, but it merely appears over the pale ochre- 
ous ground color of the wings which obtains, as a diffuse ochreous 
shade, over the apical portion of the wing. Under surface, resem- 
bling upper, pale ochreous ; the median lines of the upper surface 
of primaries are here reproduced. <A distinct, black, discal dot. 
The t. p. line is succeeded by a very distinct, brown, lunulate line, 
corresponding to its analogue of the upper surface, but here more 
distinct, becoming entirely obsolete below 4th m. nervule. The 
external border is much less diffusely shaded with reddish brown 
than on the upper surface, thus allowing the exterior lunulated line 
to become obvious. Secondaries, entirely pale ochreous. A very 
faint median line, preceded by a black discal dot. The exterior 
lunulated line is again more apparent, becoming obsolete inferiorly. 
The external margin is narrowly edged with brownish on both 
wings, and the entire under surface is coarsely irrorate, though less 
prominently so on secondaries. 
Fepanse, 6,1.50 inch. Length of body, 0.50 inch. 
Habitat.—Atlantic District. (Penn. !) 
This pretty species is very distinct in the shape of the wings, 
and is slightly variable in the depth and extent of the reddish 
brown shades and purplish washings of the upper surface. 
