PL. LXXIX 



species in the genus, two of which occur in our territory, E. 

 atala, which we figure, and E. minyas, which may be distin- 

 guished from the former by its larger size, 



4 (1) EumcBus atala (Poey), Plate LXXIX, Fig. 1, &, under 

 side (The Florida Blue-spot). 



The figure accurately represents the lower side of this charm- 

 ing insect. Expanse 1.65-1.75 inch. 



It is common in southern Florida and Cuba. The other 

 species, E. minyas, which is much larger and equally beauti- 

 fully marked, is found in southern Texas and thence ranges* 

 southward into Brazil. 



GENUS THECLA FABRICIUS (THE HAIR-STREAKS) 



Mostly small butterflies. On the upper side very often col- 

 ored with iridescent blue, green, or purple, sometimes reddish 

 or dark brown; on the under side marked with lines and spots 

 variously arranged and often very strikingly colored. What 

 has been said as to the eggs, larvae, and chrysalids of the 

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