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parts of the United States; in the south the species is represented by the form intermedia Stretch (— stretchii intermedia. 
Grt.) (38 1) being particularly common in Texas. It is larger, with glaring light-red, instead of purple-red hind- 
wings, very broad stripes on the forewings and is considered by some authors (Dyar, Holland) to be a distinct 
species. 
A. virguncula Ky. (= speciosa Mschlr., dahurica Grt.) (39 a). In typical specimens of this species the virguncula. 
transverse bands on the forewings are absent, except the antemarginal W, the hindwings are quite pale yellowish- 
red and very abundantly spotted black. — In the form otiosa Neum. & Dyar also the light transverse bands otiosa. 
in the disc are more or less developed and our figure already forms a slight transition to it. Canada and the 
north-eastern parts of the United States, not rare. 
A. anna Grt. This is the rare form with quite black hindwings, of which persephone Grt. (39 a) con- anna. 
stitutes the more common normal form; the latter has the hindwings only half black or with many large black V erhe P^ 0M - 
spots. The forewings are almost exactly like those of virguncula. — Larva blackish-brown; when grown up 
it has a black head and a light dorsal and lateral line; the tubercles are lustrous black, on them tufts of dark 
bristles, 2 hairs on the anal part white. On Polygonum and numerous other low plants. Atlantic States, the 
form persephone not rare.' 
A. vittata F. (39 a). Forewmgs black with cream-coloured margins and similar stripes on the median, vittata. 
across the cell-end a white oblique band ending in the $ at the median, extending in the $ into the Wof 
the marginal area (which is mostly absent in the 9 ). Hindwings reddish yellow-white, at the margin and 
before it somewhat spotted black, in the $ sometimes the whole marginal area black (= f. decorata Sndrs.). — - decorata. 
In ochreata Btlr. (39 a) the hindwings and abdomen are golden yellow, without any reddish tinge. — In incompleta ochreata. 
Btlr. ( = colorata Wkr.) the upper arm of the marginal W is absent, and in radians Wkr. (39 a) the W is absent ^ions^' 
altogether, and the $ has only a white basal ray in the black forewing. — phalerata Harris (— rhoda Btlr.) phalerata. 
(38 m) are deviations of this extremely variable species, but Holland states that he obtained the most 
various forms all from the same place, a small valley in-Pennsylvania, phalerata has fine, though distinct white 
stripes on the forewings, being complete also in the the hindwings are rosy-red with large black spots. Atlantic 
parts of the United States, from the Canadian frontier to Florida. The species is very common; phalerata is 
distributed through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. 
A. nais Drury (= cuneata Gz., deiloriana Mart.) is presumably not to be separated from the preceding, nais. 
being closely allied to ochreata from which it chiefly differs only by the yellow abdomen with very few spots 
above. Range as in vittata, but still more common. 
A. placentia Abb. & Sm. (= quadranotata Streck.) (39 a). Forewings black; a white spot in, one placentia. 
behind the cell, and some in the marginal area, where there are often; traces of the W. Hindwings dark red 
with some black spots. — snowi Grt. shows the black spots of the hindwing increased so much that they occupy snoivi. 
the greater part of the wing. — In flammea Neum. the white spots of the forewing are somewhat increased. — flammea. 
Larva blackish-grey, with dark, brown-haired tubercles, a yellow, reddish spotted dorsal stripe and on both 
sides of the latter dark, interrupted dorsal lines. On blackberries and many other low plants. Pupa light brown, 
with dark markings. Southern States: Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Georgia. Not common. 
A. nevadensis Grt. & Rob. (= behri Stretch) (39 a). In this species particularly the light transverse nevadensis. 
bands of the forewdng are well developed. In the £ often already the base of the wing is pinkish-white, then 
follows a subbasal, median and postmedian band with the latter of which the marginal W flows together. The 
delicately rosy-red hindwing at the margin with a row of black spots. — incorrupta H. Edio. (= shastaensis incorrupta. 
French) (39 b) is larger, more brightly coloured, the patagia more distinctly surrounded with white, the spots 
of the forewing almost like in the European Euprepia pudica which the animal also resembles on the 
whole. — superba Stretch (= geneura Stretch) has distinct but narrow bands of the forewing, the black marginal superba. 
spots of the beautifully red hindwings flow together to a black marginal band. — The species occurs in the 
Rocky Mountains, as well as the Californian Mountains, incorrupta being the more common form. 
A. michabo Grt. (38 1). Forewings marked almost like in virgo, but the light bands of a beautiful flesh- michabo. 
colour; the transverse bands broad, a thicker costal band usually filling up the whole subcostal space, in 
the distal half of the forewing a broad, rosy flesh-coloured X. The hindwings light red, thickly spotted 
black, one large spot passing through the middle of the cell, as in virgo. Beneath the animal is magnificently 
light red and black; sometimes there even occur specimens in which also the upper surface, beside the black 
spotting, only yet shows fiery red colour: ab. minea Slosson. Distributed in the eastern states, particularly in minea. 
Texas, but in many places rare. 
A. arge Drury (= clione F., incarnatorubra Gz., nerea Bsd., caelebs Mart.) (38 1). On the forewings arge. 
the light bands are so much increased and widened that all are confluent, the black ground-colour appearing 
only yet in a number of dispersed, small cuneiform spots. Hindwings in the more thinly, in the $ more 
densely spotted black. — In the form nervosa Neum. ds Dyar the black spots of the forewings are still better nervosa. 
preserved and represent chains of triangles and quadrangles; the light transverse bands of the forewing are 
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