COLIAS VI. 
COLIAS EDWARDSII, (Behr in lit.). 1—5. 
Male. Expands 2.1 inches. 
Upper side bright lemon yellow, color of Alexandra ; base of wings slightly 
powdered with black scales ; primaries have a narrow, black, marginal band, the 
inner edge of which is nearly regular, extending a little way on costa, and on in- 
ner margin projecting a short attenuated spur ; this hand cut nearly to the fringe 
by the yellow nervules ; discal spot black, subovate ; costal edge and apical part of 
fringe roseate, at and above inner angle yellow. Secondaries have a narrow mar- 
ginal hand terminating at the lower branch of median, cut by the nervules, nearly 
regular within, there being only slight projections on the nervules ; discal spot 
wanting ; fringe yellow. 
Under side of primaries pale yellow, fading towards hind margin and still 
more on inner margin ; discal spot black with a few roseate scales in centre ; cos- 
tal margin slightly covered with black scales. Secondaries much covered with 
same scales, most densely at base and in middle of disk ; ground color very pale 
yellow ; at base of median a small roseate spot ; discal spot of medium size, marga- 
ritaceous, with rosy scales about its edge; fringes as above; costal edges of both 
wings roseate. 
Body above, lemon yellow, beneath inclining to whitish ; palpi whitish ; legs 
pale roseate; antennae roseate; club brown above, ochrey yellow beneath and at tip. 
Female. Expands 2.3 inches. 
Upper side same color as male ; hind margin of primaries has a broad, incom- 
plete border, represented at inner angle by a few scales only ; discal spot as in male, 
but with a few scales only in centre. 
Secondaries have a large, rounded, orange spot on disk, without ring ; beneath 
as in male, except that secondaries are more densely powdered with black, giving 
a grey shade to the wing ; discal spot larger, distinct, edged with roseate ; fringe 
of primaries, above and below, pale roseate, except at the inner angle of primaries ; 
costal edge of secondaries, and both hind and abdominal margins fringed with roseate. 
Variety A, ? Color much paler; primaries have a narrow border of sep- 
arated scales edging the whole margin, expanded on costa into a large patch ; 
discal spot of primaries pure black, of secondaries orange ; beneath as in the type. 
One male, two females, from the collection of Dr. Behr, taken near Virginia 
City, at high elevations, and named by Dr. Behr in honor of Henry Edwards, 
Esq., of San Francisco. 
This species belongs to the same group as Alexandra and Emilia. 
