PL. XC 



of them crossing the limbal area. The outer margin is heavily 

 banded with fuscous. Below the fore wing is tawny red in 

 both sexes, pale gray at the apex; the hind wings are bluish 

 gray with a broad band of carmine on the outer margin. Both 

 wings underneath profusely adorned with small black spots. 

 Expanse 1.30-1.40 inch. 



Ranges from Maine to Colorado, southward to northern 

 Virginia. 



(5) Chrysophanus helloides (Boisduval), Plate XC, Fig. 1, tf 

 (The Purplish Copper). 



The male has the wings on the upper side broadly shot with 

 iridescent purple; the female, which is larger than the male, 

 has th- wings red, with less iridescence. Below the fore wings 

 in both sexes are pale red, the hind wings reddish gray with a 

 marginal row of brick-red crescents. Expanse 1 .15-1 .30 inch. 



Ranges from northern Illinois to British Columbia. 



GENUS LYC^ENA FABRICIUS (THE BLUES) 



The butterflies in this group are generally small, with the 



upper side of some shade of pale blue. On the under side the 



wings are paler in color, variously marked with spots and lines. 



The genus in recent years has been subdivided into smaller 



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