Genus Lycaena 



the hind wings. On the under side the wings are gray or pale 

 wood-brown, with greenish-blue at their base and a profusion of 

 small black spots margined with white. Now and then the 

 black spots are lost, the white margins spreading inwardly and 

 usurping the place of the black. Expanse, .95-1. 10 inch. 



Early Stages.— These await further study. 



The species ranges from British Columbia to Colorado. 



(9) Lycaena pheres, Boisduval, Plate XXX, Fig. 37, 6 ; Fig. 

 42, $ , under side (Pheres). 



Butterfly.— The male is pale shining blue above, with dusky 

 borders. The female is dusky, with a little blue at the base of 

 the wings on the same side. Below, the spots on the fore wings 

 are strongly defined; on the hind wings they are white on a pale 

 stone-gray ground. Expanse, 1.20 inch. 



Early Stages.— We know no more of these than we do of 

 those of the preceding species. 



Pheres has nearly the same range as smpiolus. 



(10) Lycaena xerxes, Boisduval, Plate XXX, Fig. 43, S , under 

 side (Xerxes). 



Butterfly.— The wings in both sexes are dusky above, shot 

 with blue, more widely in the male than in the female. On the 

 under side the wings are dark stone-color, with all the spots on 

 both wings white, very rarely slightly pupiled with blackish. 

 Expanse, 1.2s inch. 



Early Stages. — Unknown. 



The species is found in central California. 



(11) Lycaena antiacis, Boisduval, Plate XXX, Fig. 35, $, 

 under side; Fig. 36, $ ; Fig. 41, 5 (The Eyed Blue). 



Butterfly. — On the upper side the male is pale lilac-blue, the 

 female dusky, heavily marked with blue at the base of the wings. 

 On the under side the wings are deep, warm stone-gray. There 

 is a single quite regular band of large-sized black spots on the 

 fore wing beyond the middle, and a triply festooned curved band 

 o'f similar spots on the hind wing. These spots are all margined 

 with white. Expanse, 1. 1 5-1.25 inch. 



Early Stages.— These await description. 



The insect is found in California. 



(12) Lycaena couperi, Grote, Plate XXX, Fig. 34, $, under 

 side (Couper's Blue). 



Butterfly. — The wings of the male above are pale shining blue, 



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