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almost obliterated by a suffusion of dark brown, while the 

 lower side of the fore wings is of a uniform dark brown, the 

 light-colored margin found in the normal form being entirely 

 wanting. The yellow spots on the upper surface of the wings 

 of the female are also wanting. 



Occurs in the Eastern and Middle States, 

 Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas. 



The Zabulon Skipper 



Atrytone zabulon (At-ry-to'ne zab'u-lon) 



Plate XXXIX, Fig. ii, 12, 13 



The two sexes of this skipper differ greatly in appearance, 

 the male being chiefly yellow, the female black. In the male 

 the upper surface of the wings is pale dull yellow, dusky at 

 base, and with the margins, except the costal margin of the 

 fore wings, bordered with blackish brown. There is a black 

 bar at the end of cell R + M of the fore wings, but no brand. 

 The lower surface of the wings is also largely yellow; the 

 yellow central patch of the hind wings covers the greater part 

 of the wing. 



In the female the wings are dark blackish brown ; the 

 fore wings are crossed by a row of light spots, as shown in 

 Fig. 1 2 of Plate XXXIX. On the lower surface the spots on 

 the fore wings are larger than above; the hind wings are mot- 

 tled with reddish brown, and have the outer third sprinkled 

 with bluish scales. 



Occurs throughout the eastern United States, 

 except in the extreme South. Larva feeds on 

 grass. 



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