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Table 1. Differences separating taxa of the Lethe eurydice group. Color 
terminology follows Kornerup and W 
character 
I. COLOR AND PATTERN 
postmedial line of forewing beneath 
postmedial line of hindwing beneath 
ground color beneath (fresh males) 
ground color beneath 
(fresh females) 
ground color above (fresh males) 
ground color above (fresh females) 
color between ocelli and subterminal 
line beneath 
color marginad of postmedial line 
on hindwing beneath 
contrast between discal and limbal 
areas on forewing above 
rings around ocelli above 
ocelli of forewing beneath 
ocelli 4, 5 on hindwing above 
apex of forewing 
II. MALE GENITALIA 
valve shape 
valve costa 
valve setae 
tegumen 
III. LARVAL HEAD CAPSULE 
red stripe 
tubercles in red stripe 
IV. HABITAT 
nscher (1963) and Ridgway (1912). 
L. e. eurydice 
projects marginad into teeth at M 3 , 
Cu 2 
projects marginad into teeth at Cui, 
Cu 2 
red-haired (6C4) = wood brown 
greyish orange ( 5B 5 ) = clay color 
sunburn (6D5) = snuff brown 
clay (5D5) = Saccardo’s umber 
darker than ground, tinged with 
orange 
lighter than ground, yellowish 
especially in M 3 
moderate to strong 
usually strong 
variable, subequal, 4 usually largest 
usually pupilled 
tending to be “low angled” d 
4-sided in lateral view 
inner lip larger 
valve tip heavily armed ; 
many setae on sacculus 
dorsally rounded 
top of horns to ocelli 
red, small, regularly arranged 
open sedge marshes 
“only old specimens seen 
b fades in life to Van Dyke brown (6F6) = bistre 
c fades in life to brown (6E5) = brownish olive 
