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BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. 



THE CRESCENT SPOTS. 

 Genus PHYCIODES, Doubleday. Fig. 63. 



Butterfly Generally quite small. Their wings on the upper side are 

 fulvous, or brown, with black margins, spots and lines, and with the 

 under side of the wings reproducing the spots of the upper side. Of the 

 spots of the under side of the wings one of the 

 most characteristic is the pale crescent situated 

 on the outer margin of the hind wings. In the 

 neuration of the wings these butterflies are much 

 like Lemonias. 



Eggs The eggs are always higher than broad, 

 having a thimble-like appearance. 



Caterpillar The caterpillar is cylindrical, 

 marked with longitudinal stripes, and adorned 

 with tubercles. They do not so far as known 

 weave webs. 



Chrysalis It is pendant, with the head slightly 

 bifid. The color is generally some shade of pale 

 gray, spotted with black or brown. 

 They are found in South and Central America, 

 the United States and Canada. 

 GENUS PHYCIODES. 



Key to Species. 



Broad central band of white or light buff on under side 2. 



Central band of under side narrow or wanting, sub-marginal row 

 of spots small 3. 



Sub-marginal row of spots on under side with no more than one 



pupiled with white 



Upper side of fore wings with fulvous bands 

 Upper side of fore wings with whitish bands 

 Fulvous band broad, narrow black border 

 Fulvous band narrow, deep border 

 Spots on hind wings above pupiled with black 



Hind wings with broad median and narrow sub-marginal whitish bars 



mylitta 



Phyc 



iodes. 



carlota. 

 4. 

 5. 



tharos 

 pratensis 

 camillus 



