450 Notes on the Lepidoptera of America. 



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 mecliau 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 ou secondaries. 



Expanse, $ , 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. 



