LEPIDOPTERA — PAPILIONINA. 



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ardea — Cupido. 

 Thanaos pernigra Gr. 

 Strymon melinus — Oranotes. 

 Tharsalia arota (Boisd.) 



hermes (Edw.) 



virginienssis (Edw.) 

 Thecla acadica — californica. 



acis (eastern). 



adenostomatis Edw. 



angustus (eastern). 



auretorum Boisd. 



be hrii — Ca 1 1 i psyche. 



blendina (not California) 



californica Edw. 



chalcis Behr. 



crysalus — Hypaurotus. 



cygnus — californicus. 



dryope Edw. 



dumetorum — Callophrys. 



exolita — nelsonii. 



euryphor — Incisa Ma. 



f uliginose — Satrium. 



fulvescens — ssepium. 



grunus — Habrodias. 



halesus — At I ides. 



ilavia Beut. 



iroides — Incisalia. 



loki Sk. 



melinus — U ranotes. 



mirabile — ilavia. 



muiri — nelsonii. 



nelsonii Boisd 



pudica — Uranotes melinus. 



S3epium Boisd. 



spadix Edw. 



spinetorum Boisd. 



Sylvius Boisd. 



tacita Edw. 



tetra Behr. 

 Uranotes alcestis (not California.) 



melinus (Hueb.) 



tejuna (undetermined). 



viaca— Phaedrotes sagittigera. 



xanthoides — Gaeides. 



xerxes — Nom lades. 



virginiensis — Tharsalia. 

 Metura acis (eastern). 

 Nomiades antiacis (Boisd.) 



lygdamuc (Doub.) 



xerxes (Boisd.) 

 Papilio halesinus — Atlides. 

 Phaedrotes sagittigera (Feld.) 



speciosa (Edw.) 

 Philotes sonorensis (Feld.) 



speciosa — Phasd rotes. 

 Polymmatus amyntula — Everes. 



antsegon — Rusticus acmon. 



antiacis — Nomiades. 



arota — Tharsalia. 



enoptes — Rusticus. 



exilis — Brephidium. 



gorgon — Gaeides. 



helloides — Epidemia. 



lieteronea — Cupido. 



hypophleas (eastern). 



icaroides — Incisalia. 



nivalis — Epidemia mariposa. 



pheres — Cupido. 



piasus — Cyaniris laden. 



ssepialus — Cupido. 



xanthoides — Gaeides. 



xerxes — Nomiades. 

 Rusticus acmon (D.& H.) 



anna (Edw.) 



battoides (Behr.) 



chlorina Skin. 



enoptes (Boisd.) 



lotis (Lintn.) 



neurona Skin. 



scudderi (eastern). 



Shasta (Edw.) 



HESPERID/E. 



The small heavy bodied butterflies form this family. They are considered 

 the nearest allied to the moths. Bpargyreus feeds on Wistaria, Eudamus 

 pylades on clover and other plants and Pholisora catulla on lambsquarter. 



Achalarus cellus (not California). 

 Amblyscirtes aenus Edw, 



simius Edw. 

 Anatolmis regularis Gr. 

 Anchyloxypha arene (Edw.) 



numitor (not California). 



Anthomaster agricola (Boisd.) 

 nemorum (Boisd.) 

 pratincola (Boisd.) 

 sylvanoides (Boisd.) 

 verus (Edv/.~) 



Atalopedes campestris (Boisd.) 



Figure 21. (Opposite page.) A series of the commoner California butterflies. 



