218 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE. WEST COAST 



Some Lycaena larvae have a strange habit of feeding in seclu- 

 sion by hiding away, as in a pea-pod, and of spinning a web to 

 close over the aperture by which they entered, so that no other 

 thing can enter. In this queer, moth-like habit of feeding, Amyn- 

 tula, Sonorensis, and Hanno have been identified by the Author, 

 and probably many other species have the same habit, as the Ly- 

 caenas are fond of plants of the leguminous order, laying their eggs 

 on the flower-buds, generally. 



354. Lycaena Fuliginosa. 



Plate XXIX ; Figures 354, b. 



Fig- 354. Male, Peters' Valley, N). E. Cal., July 10, 1894; 

 Stephens. 

 b. Female, underside, Peters' Valley, N. E. Cal., 

 July 10, 1894 ; Stephens. 

 Smoky-black on upper side, and smoky-brown beneath ; it is a 

 very odd-looking butterfly; it should have been named "indef- 

 inita," for that is the most appropriate name. 



355- Lycaena Heteronea. 



Plate XXIX ; Figures 355, b, c. 



F'g- 355. Male, Lake Tahoe Basin, July 8, 1896; Author. 



b. Female, Lake Tahoe Basin, July 8, 1896; Author. 



c, Female, underside, Mendocino County, 1885 ; J. 



Behrens. 

 This is a beautiful, large-sized Lycaena, perhaps as large as any 

 on the West Coast. The upper side of the male is a bright, glossy 

 blue, with a shining, dewy appearance, and the veins all stand out 

 visibly. The female is brown, overlaid with blue. The under side 

 of both sexes is covered with long white hairs, which sometimes 

 obscure the black spots. 



356. Lycaena Clara. 



Plate XXIX ; Figures 356, c. 



Fig. 356, Male Tehachapi Mountains, Aug. 5, 1890; 



Author. 



c. Female, underside, Tehachapi Mountains, Aug. 



5, 1890; Author. 



Qara has very thin and transparent wings, so that the spots of 



under side show through on the upper. The wings are dusky, 



thinly overlaid with blue scales; the male more blue than the 



