THE COMMON SKIPPERS 



The Brazilian Skipper 



Calpodes ethlius (Cal-po'des eth'li-us) 



Plate XLII, Fig. 2 



An unusually large species, the wings expanding two inches 



or more. The upper surface is dark blackish brown, with 



some yellow hairs over the basal portions of the wings; there 



are seven whitish, translucent spots on the fore wings, and 



three, the first of which is often double, upon the hind wings ; 



the arrangement of these spots is shown in the figure ; there 



is no trace of a brand in the male. 



On the lower side the wings are ochraceous brown except a 

 blackish area on the fore wings extending from cell R + M to 

 the inner margin ; the spots of the upper side are repeated. 



This magnificent skipper is the largest of the 

 subfamily Pamphilinse found in the East. It 

 occurs only in the southern part of our territory, 

 but it extends southward to the Argentine Re- 

 public. The larva feeds on the leaves of Canna. 



The Black Dash 

 Limochores pontiac (Li-moch'o-res pon'ti-ac) 

 Plate XLI, Fig. 16, 17, 18 

 In the male the upper surface of the wings is dark blackish 

 brown with the discal portion of both wings and the base of 

 the fore wings yellow, except that most of the veins are cov- 

 ered with brown ; the brand is black and nearly or quite 

 divided into two patches; the dark outer margin of the fore 

 wings does not extend to the brand. 



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