THE GOSSAMER-WINGED BUTTERFLIES 



have an inconsequential little tail just above 

 the eye-spot at the hind angle, and another of 

 still less consequence just beyond it. Under- 

 neath the wings are black except for some orange 

 spots near their base ; the lower side of the body 

 is bright orange also, making it rather a strik- 

 ing butterfly when the wings are lifted. Abbot 

 associates it with peach blossoms in Florida. It 

 has been found as far north as Nevada and Illi- 

 nois ; it is also found in Arizona and California. 



Some finished butterfly, 

 Some breathing diamond-flake with leaf-gold fans, 

 That takes the air, no trace of worm it was. 



Browning. 



The White-M Hair-streak 



Eupsyche m-album (Eu-psy'che m-al'bum) 



Plate XXXIII, Fig. 5, 6 



The upper surface of the disk of the wings is a rich, glossy, 

 dark blue, with green reflections; a broad outer border and 

 costal margin are black. The hind wings have each two 

 tails, and a bright dark orange spot preceded by white at the 

 anal angle. The under surface is brownish gray. Both 

 wings are crossed by a common, narrow white stripe, 

 which forms a large W or reversed M on the hind wings, 

 whence the specific name of the insect. On the hind wings 

 midway between the M-streak and the outer border there 

 is another series of white bars, and an orange spot in cell 



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