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dish cast, next the body being slightly greenish, but lacking the 

 brassy reflections of the upper side. A row of small black spots, 

 edged externally with gray, run more than half across the upper 

 wing from the outer third of the upper margin. A row of thvee or 

 four minute black dots are placed between this row and the outer 

 margin. On the lower wings is a row of bold, orange red spots, edged 

 internally first with black and then with white, extending from 

 the upper margin near the upper angle to near the inner angle. 

 A narrow black line runs from the inner angle along the outer 

 margin, growing fainter toward tlie upper angle. A straggling 

 row of black dots, edged outwardly with white, partly cross the 

 wing beginning about the middle of the upper margin. The thorax 

 is bluish gray, the legs whitish. The abdomen is yellowish white, 

 but brown at the tip. 



A more agile and wary little butterfly than this it would be 

 difficult to find. While on the wing it moves so rapidly and 

 darts about in such a manner, that one can hardly keep it in sight. 



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Thecla titus. Under side. 



It is frequentl}^ to be met with in July, on flowering weeds in com- 

 pany with other kinds of Thecla, but one must move cautiously 

 and strike quickly with the net to capture it. While in pursuit 

 of the different species of Argynnis along the meadows, I have 

 occasionally run across this butterfly, but have never seen it very 

 abundant. French describes the larva as dull green in color and 

 covered with very short brown hairs. It feeds on wild cherry 

 and plum. Inliabits the greater part of the whole country, but is 

 not very common. 



A species not possessing tails, but furnished with several tooth- 

 like projections on the lower wings, is Tltecla irus. The body and 

 wings on the upper side are dark brown without markings, save that 

 on the lower wings the prolongations are tipped with black, and a 



