HOW TO KNOW THE BUTTERFLIES 



tawny spots on the wings either above or below ; the brand is 

 velvety black and consists of two patches slightly separated by 

 vein Cu . In the female there are two whitish or yellow spots 

 on the fore wings : one in cell M a and a smaller one in cell M„. 

 The Metacomet Form, Eupliyes vestris metacomet. — This 

 differs from the typical form by a slightly greater amount of 

 light markings, and was long considered a distinct species. 

 On the fore wings of the female there are, in addition to the 

 two spots in cells M„ and M s , two smaller ones in cells R 4 

 and R 6 ; and on the lower side of the hind wings there is a 

 transverse row of light spots faintly indicated beyond the 

 middle of the wing. 



Metacomet was the Indian name of the cele- 

 brated King Philip, and was given to this form 

 by Harris, who considered it a distinct species. 

 It is widely distributed in the Mississippi Valley 

 and in the Northern States. 



The Swarthy Skipper 

 Eaphycs fusca (Eu'phy-es fus'ca) 

 Plate XLII, Fig. i 

 This is a small dark brown species without distinct whitish 

 or tawny spots either above or below ; even the brand is lack- 

 ing in the male. Sometimes there are a few yellow scales in 

 some of the places occupied by the transverse row of spots of 

 the fore wings in other species. Expanse of wings about one 

 inch. 



This is a Southern species, found in the Gulf 

 States and as far north as Pennsylvania. 



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