THE AHATON SKIPPER. 
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Hesperia Metacomet. Metacomet Skipper. 
Dark brown, slightly glossed with greenish yellow above, 
the male with a short, oblique black line on the middle of 
the fore wings, on both sides of which, in the female, are two 
yellowish dots on the middle, and two more near the front 
margin and tip ; hind wings beneath with a transverse row 
of four very faint yellowish dots, which, however, are often 
wantino*. 
Expands l-^jj inch. 
It resembles the preceding in some respects, but is of a 
uniform dark color above, and is probably a distinct species. 
It appears in July. Metacomet was the Indian name of the 
celebrated King Philip. 
Hesperia Ahaton. Ahaton Skipper. (Fig. 140.) 
Dark brown above ; fore wings in the male tawny before 
the middle from the base nearly to 
the tip, the tawny portion ending ex¬ 
ternally in three minute wedge-shaped 
spots ; on the middle an oblique vel¬ 
vet-black line, near the outer extrem¬ 
ity of which are two or three small 
tawny spots ; under side spotted as above ; hind wings with¬ 
out spot above ; of a greenish or dusky yellow tinge below, 
with a transverse curved row of four minute yellowish dots, 
which are often very faint or entirely wanting. In the fe¬ 
male there is a tawny dash along the front margin of the 
fore wings, and the oblique black line is wanting, but the 
other spots are larger and more distinct. 
Expands from 1 inch to l^g-. 
The markings on the fore wings somewhat resemble those 
of H. Leonardus, but in other respects it is different, and is 
much inferior in size. It was captured many years ago in 
Milton, and I have given it the name of an Indian from that 
vicinity. 
Fig. 140. 
