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beautiful little creature. I have never found well-marked varieties 

 of this species such as occur in Chrysophanus hypophlceas. This 

 butterfly is found throughout New P]ngland and the western states. 



A remarkaljly interesting though usually ]'are butterfly is Feniseca 

 tarquinius. The upper wings are heavily bordered with black with a 

 wide, irregular orange patch containing two black spots occupying 

 their central portion. The upper half of the lower wings is black, the 

 lower half orange with a row of irregular black spots along the lower 

 margin. The body is blackish-brown. The under side is very differ- 



Feniseca tarquinius. Under side. 



ent in coloring. The upper wings above their upper and outer mar- 

 gins have a wide band of light rusty-brown. The lower margin of 

 the wings is gray, while the interior portion is light orange. Four 

 angular dark reddish-brown spots, very small next the body and 

 growing larger toward the apex of the wing, are placed along the 

 upper margin. Two black spots and a line running toward the l:)ase 

 of the wing occur farther down. The lower wings are reddish- 

 brown, lighter toward the lower margin, and almost the whole surface 

 is covered with reddish-brown spots edged with gray. The markings 

 vary somewhat in different specimens, sometimes the black and again 

 the orange predominating. Tlie body and legs are light gray. 

 Although this insect inhabits almost the whole country east of the 

 Rocky Mountains I have never seen it abundant. I once took a 

 dozen or fifteen specimens early in June along the road leading 

 from Jackson, New Hampshire, to Mount Washington. They were 

 at rest near puddles of water in the road, and one or two were set- 

 tled on horse dung. 1 found them exceedingl}' shy and very rapid 

 on tlie wing. Their colors are such that unless one kept his eye con- 

 stantly on the alert lie would scarcely see one at all, nnich less catch 

 one in a net while on the wing. When disturbed they would fly into 



