THE MEADOW-BROWNS 



The Carolinian Satyr 



Cissia sosybius (Cis'si-a so-syb'i-us) 



Plate XXXI, Fig. 7 



Upper surface of wings a rich dark brown, the outer mar- 

 gin marked with a black thread preceded by a more or less 

 obscure narrow pallid stripe, more distinct on the hind wings 

 than on the fore ; both wings without eye-spots. Lower sur- 

 face paler ; the median area of each wing is enclosed between 

 two transverse brown lines ; the outer margin is brown, and 

 there are two submarginal brown lines, the inner one wavy; 

 the outer area of each wing with a row of more or less distinct 

 eye-spots, five on the fore wing and six on the hind wing; 

 these vary in distinctness ; that in cell M, of the fore wing, 

 and those in cells M,, Cu, and the second anal cell of the hind 

 wings are the more prominent. Expanse of wings one and 

 one-fourth to one and one-half inches. 



Caterpillar. — Body striped lengthwise, yellowish on the 

 back and bluish green on the sides. The tubercles are 

 pronged. 



Food-plant. — Grass. 



The Carolina satyr sometimes has barely a sug- 

 gestion of spots on the upper surface of its wings, 

 which are usually dull mouse brown. The lower 

 surface of the wings, however, shows a close re- 

 semblance to the little wood-satyr, although there 

 is only one tiny eye-spot at the apex of the 

 front wing ; each hind wing has two good-sized 

 ocelli widely separated and the hind one has a 



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