THE COMMON SKIPPERS 



The Long Dash 



Thymclicus mystic (Thy-mel'i-cus mys'tic) 



Plate XL, Fig. 16, 17, 18 



The upper surface of the fore wings are largely tawny with 

 a broad brown outer margin ; there is also a brown patch 

 at the base back of cell R + M and one beyond the end of 

 this cell ; in the male there is a long narrow brand which is 

 continued by the brown patch beyond the end of cell R + M. 

 On the hind wings the brown outer margin is narrower than 

 that of the fore wings. The female resembles the female of 

 the sachem, but differs in that all of the spots in the transverse 

 row beyond the middle of the fore wings are tawny, not 

 translucent. 



On the lower side the ground color of the wings is orange 

 buff in the male and cinnamon brown in the female. 



Expanse of wings one and one-third inches. 



The popular name was suggested by the long 

 narrow brand of the male. The skipper has been 

 found in New England and the northern part of 

 the Middle States. The larva feeds on grasses. 



The Tawny-Edged Skipper 



Thymelicus cernes (Thy-mel'i-cus cer'nes) 



Plate XLI, Fig. 7, 8, 9 



Hind wings dark brown both above and below and with- 

 out markings ; the fore wings dark brown with a large costal 

 tawny patch in the male and an obscure costal tawny streak 

 in the female ; male with a velvety black brand ; female with a 



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