COLIAS I. 
COLIAS PELIDNE, 5—8. 
Colias Pelidne, Boisduval, leones, pi. 8, 1832. Ibid. Spec. Gdn. 1, p. 644, 1836. Bois. and Lee. p. 66, 
pi. 21, 1833. Herrick-Schaffer, Schmett. pi. 8, f. 43, 44, and 7, f. 35, 36, 1843. Moschler, Wien. Ent. 
Monat. iv. p. 349, 1860. Labradorensis, Scudder, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 1862, p. 107. 
Male. — Expands 1.5 to 1.7 inch. 
Upper side greenish-yellow, the bases of both wings and much of the disk of 
secondaries sprinkled with black ; primaries have a broad, fuscous, marginal bor¬ 
der, sometimes erose within, often pretty regularly crenated, usually crossed to 
margin by yellow nervures, a little advanced on costa, and projecting a short 
spur along inner margin ; the border of secondaries of medium width, attenuated 
at either extremity, terminating at lower branch of median ; discal mark on pri¬ 
maries either wanting or represented by a few black scales only; on secondaries 
sometimes wanting, but often a small orange spot; costal edge of each wing deep 
roseate, as are also the fringes, the latter often partly replaced by yellow. 
Under side of primaries lemon-yellow, sometimes but slightly dusted with gray 
along costal margin, the remainder of wing being immaculate, often however 
densely covered with gray scales over the entire wing, except on inner margin; 
secondaries green covered with gray scales, most densely on the three fourths of 
wing from base, the outer fourth forming a pale border to the dark disk; discal 
spot of primaries small, oval, black, inclosing a yellow (rarely roseate) streak; 
of secondaries, round, roseate, narrowly edged by dull red, and often accom¬ 
panied by a red point or small spot in the direction of outer angle; at base of 
secondaries a deep roseate patch; fringes long, roseate. 
Body above, yellow, collar dull red; beneath, thorax and abdomen yellow; 
legs roseate, the femur yellow ; palpi greenish-yellow, red at tip ; antenme brown 
above, roseate below; club yellow below, and ferruginous at tip. 
Female. — Expands 1.6 inches. 
Upper side either greenish-white, or white with a faint yellow tint, sometimes 
without markings, or perhaps only dusted with gray about the apex of prima¬ 
ries ; but usually with a gray border, broad at apex, narrowing posteriorly, not 
