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BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. 



THE CARLOTA CRESCENT. 

 Phyciodes carlota Reakirt. Fig. 65. 



Fig. G5. Phyciodes carlota. 



Butterfly Upper surface black; some fulvous spots near the base 

 of the fore wings; a fulvous band through the middle crossed by the 

 black veins; a sub-terminal row of whitish dots in the broad black 

 terminal border; and a white lunule in the middle of the border near the 

 edge of the wing. In the females there are traces of other white lunules 

 just within the margin. The hind wings similarly marked, except that 

 there is a row of black sub-marginal spots circled with fulvous, and the 

 lunules are faint in the males. 



Under side of fore wings fulvous, with three or four not very prom- 

 inent bars in the cell, a somewhat triangular patch beyond, and a term- 

 inal brown black border with the sub-terminal row of spots, between 

 median venules one and two there is a large conical whitish spot, the 

 base on the double terminal line; this double line running in zigzag to 

 the apex, and the inner points silvered more broadly towards the apex, 

 and the inner point sending a white ray to the margin. The same is re- 

 peated towards the posterior angle, but with less silver. 



The hind wings dark brown washed with whitish, more towards the 

 base, only two yellowish spots in the cell. Near the base is a broken 

 silvery band, and through the middle a silver band crossed by the brown 

 veins, the outer margin dentate. The sub-marginal row of black spots 

 pupilled with white. The margin is similar to that of the fore wings, 

 save that the large spot is silvery instead of whitish. 



Distribution It is found in the southern and western states, Rocky 

 mountains, Montana to Arizona. Wiley has many specimens in his col- 

 lection from Miles City and Sandstone. He bred specimens in 1890. It 

 is not reported by the other collectors. 



THE MYLITTA CRESCENT, Phyciodes Mylitta, Edwards. 

 Butterfly Expanse of male, 1.15 inches, female larger. Broadly 

 bright fulvous on the upper side, the dark markings slight; a narrow band 

 of dark on outer edge of both pairs of wings, then a sub-marginal row of 

 crescents, bordered with black; hind wings with a row of small black 

 spots, a black spot on anterior edge and dark base; fore wings crossed by 



