THE MEADOW-BROWNS 



easily seen with a lens ; they consist of four 

 elongated spots of cut steel set in pale straw- 

 colored borders encompassed by bands of rust 

 yellow. 



This is a Southern species. Abbot says he 

 found it common in Georgia "in oak and pine 

 woods on the sides and branches of the trees," 

 and it extends as far north as New Jersey. 



The Little Wood-satyr 



Cissia t-urytus (Cis'si-a eu'ry-tus) 



Plate XXX, Fig. 5, 6 



The upper surface of the wings nearly uniform dark brown, 

 the outer third sometimes a little paler ; each wing with two 

 eye-spots situated in cells M l and Cu, ; the small pupils 

 often double. On the hind wings the eye-spot in cell M 1 is 

 often obsolete, and there is sometimes an accessory one in 

 cell Cu ; the outer margin and two submarginal lines dark. 

 The lower surface is rather pale gray brown, with the outer 

 margin and four transverse lines brown; eye-spots as above, 

 also with one in cell R 6 of the hind wings, and rudiments of 

 one in cells M 2 and M 3 . Expanse of wings about one and 

 one-half inches. 



Caterpillar. — Body downy and pale greenish brown in 

 color, with brownish or blackish lengthwise stripes. The 

 head and its tubercles are whitish. The tubercles on the rear 

 end of the body are of the same hue. 



Food-plant. — Grass . 



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