EASTERN UNITED STATES. 



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Under side of fore wings brown in several shades, 

 gray in the cell ; the marks of the upper side repeated, 

 but not in the same colors, also a sinuous median black 

 stripe. Hind wings purplish brown at base, limited 

 through the middle by a darker sinuate line. Beyond 

 this is a pale shade followed by another brown space 

 containing the usual seven small ocelli. Outer border 

 of both wings two crenate purplish-brown lines. 



Female. The fore wings are lighter, less brown on 



FIG. 65. 



Apatura Clyton : a, eggs ; &, larva ; c, pupa ; d, imago, male, the dotted line showing 

 the form of female (all natural size). 



the outer part, and the spots have a decided yellow tint. 

 The under side in some examples quite pale. 



This species is dimorphic, but not seasonally, as there 

 is only one brood during a season. The description 

 given applies to the dimorphic form OCELLATA, Edw. 

 Dimorphic form PROSERPINA, Scud., differs from this 

 in having the hind wings wholly blackish brown, except 

 a little ferruginous at base, the round spots showing very 

 little or not at all. 



