PAPILIO X. 
these spots fading out gradually on the basal side instead of being clear cut, and 
on the outer side, nearly all on the primaries are concave. On the under side 
there is an absence of the fulvous color which characterizes Astericis, there being 
at most a slight ochreous discoloration on the outer edges of the discal spots on 
secondaries, and sometimes this is wholly wanting, or is restricted to the two or 
three spots against cells. In fresh examples there is a belt of yellow scales inside 
the sub-marginal spots. 
The female shows only traces of the band, sometimes limited to three or four 
obsolescent spots on the upper part of primaries, or perhaps entirely across. In 
one example these traces continue across secondaries, but in all others examined 
they are absent. In all, however, there is a large spot of yellow, more or less 
dense, on costal margin of secondaries. The spots of the sub-marginal rows of 
same wings seem never to be distinct in the female, and often are represented by 
a few scales only. In both sexes there is much variation in the extent of the 
blue clusters on secondaries. On the under side in the female the band is always 
distinct on secondaries. 
Asterias is also found in Arizona, and I have received several examples of 
both sexes. They do not differ more from the northern form of the species 
than individuals from one laying of eggs are found to differ in West Virginia. 
Invariably they are characterized by deep fulvous spots on under side. 
