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band of ground color from costa to hind margin, thickly sprinkled with cinereous 

 scales, this band is divided on its lower half by a darker line free from lighter scales; 

 on the outer edge of this patch is a line of metallic scales extending half way across 

 wing from costa. Adjoining this outwardly on costa, is a broad patch of long raised 

 orange-ochreous scales, lower edge covering end of cell. On the outer edge of this 

 patch is a line of metallic scales separating it from a short dark oblique line. 



Below orange patch is a large velvety-black spot, extending to outer margin, 

 but not to hind margin, this black patch is cut near its outer truncate end by a line of 

 orange-ochreous scales. Many metallic scales are sprinkled over the black. Just 

 ■below orange patch, in center of wing on hind margin, is a small black spot, beyond 

 this is a smaller black spot. The long raised scales forming the large orange patch 

 above end of cell, become darker and almost black in the lower central part, where 

 it adjoins the black patch just below, these dark raised scales are heavily sprinkled 

 with metallic. The lower, outer edge of black patch, which closely follows line of 

 hind angle is defined by a narrow row of metallic scales. The outer margin below 

 apex is of ground color heavily overlaid with lighter scales, except at the apex, which 

 is almost free from these scales. Along costa just before apex is a short line of darker 

 ochreous, inside of this is a fine line of metallic scales, slightly cmved downward at 

 outer end, bordering this on the inner side is another in-egular band of ground color 

 free from lighter scales, inwardly is a broader band of ground color, heavily overlaid 

 with whitish scales, extending from costa to center of outer margin where it is 

 absorbed in the marginal band. Fringe fuscous. 



Hind wings fuscous, no white dash, but a very few scattered whitish scales form- 

 ing a thin line along margin at and before apex. Fringe lighter fuscous. 



Under side fore wings ; dark shining fuscous, a white oblique dash at outer third ; 

 this white dash is obsolete in some specimens ; a line of white scales along margin 

 and another line of white on fringe paralleling marginal line, a few whitish scales 

 inside of hind angle. 



Under side hind wings ; same color as fore wing, a short apical curved white line, 

 a long curved submarginal white line, interrupted at upper third and a white dash in 

 center of wing ; a small white dot on costa about middle of wing. The white lines 

 and marks on under surface have a bluish reflection. 



Abdomen : dark brown, almost black, broad band white scales at posterior end of 

 each segment, anal tuft blackish. Legs blackish, thickly sprinkled with white scales ; 

 tarsus golden on under side, white ring on each joint on upper side. Expanse, $ lo 

 mm., 9 12 to 13 mm. 



Described from thirty-eight specimens bred from Cardiius spinosis- 

 simus Walt. Taken at Anglesea, N. J., June 21-23, 1901. Issued 

 July 2-10. 



Types: d" and ?. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 6265. 

 Co-types: Collections Walsingham, Meyrick, Dietz, Kearfott, Murt- 

 feldt, and Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 



Larva. Last Stage: 12 mm. long, cylindrical, head and second segment 

 slightly tapering, anal end rather blunt. Color pale yellow. 



Head : Width .95 mm.; length 1.05 mm.; color pale chestnut, strongly bilobed, 



