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hind margin and apex, within which, along the margin is an inter- 

 rupted series of points, the middle one lunular, the two next the 

 apex white, the others tawny ; preceding these a transverse sinu- 

 ous row of small spots, nearly round, tawny, except the two on 

 the costal margin, which are white and minute ; between the black 

 border and the zigzag band a broad sinuous tawny band common 

 to both wings. 



Secondaries next the base greenish-black, lightly sprinkled with 

 tawny atoms, and marked by two or three patches of same color, 

 the outline less irregular than on primaries ; on hind margin a 

 narrow black border, which extends also along the costal margin 

 to the common tawny band ; from its anterior edge on the costa, 

 a wavy black line crosses the disk and terminates inside the abdo- 

 minal margin ; upon the hind margin a series of yellow lunules, 

 the third from the anal angle largest and projected; above these a 

 broad tawny band, edged anteriorly by the wavy black line, in- 

 closes a row of six black spots, the middle one largest, the one in 

 the anal angle long ; abdominal margin paler than disk. 



Under side : primaries tawny, next the base showing faintly the 

 black markings of the upper side ; a small patch of black on inner 

 margin ; hind margin and apex pale brown, clouded and spotted 

 on the apex with white ; a marginal series of arrow-shaped spots 

 of yellowish-white, the third from the inner angle and two next 

 the apex largest ; anterior to these, the transverse row of spots on 

 upper side is reproduced faintly ; secondaries pale brown, clouded 

 in the disk and on hind margin with black ; a marginal series of 

 unequal silver lunules; above these a row of six black spots edged 

 with yellow, the first next the costa nearly obsolete, the second 

 and third round, the fourth and fifth semi-oval, and the sixth long; 

 the fourth faintly pupilled with white ; across the middle of the 

 wing an irregular silver band, and between this and the base seve- 

 ral silver spots, all edged with dark brown ; within the cell two 

 small yellow spots ; body above greenish-black, beneath white ; 

 antennae brown, annulated with white ; club reddish-brown. 



Female. One-third larger than male, which it closely resembles ; 

 the marginal spots on primaries beneath are long and attenuated ; 

 the silver lunules of secondaries take the form of a deeply crenated 

 band ; a distinct silver pupil in the fourth black spot. Expands 

 1.4 inch. 



Illinois, Missouri. 



EDWARDS. 



