CHIONOBAS II. 
CHIONOBAS CALIFORNICA, 3-6. 
Chionobas Californica , Boisduval, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de Belgique, Vol. XII., p. 62, 1868. 
Ibid. Lep. de la Calif, p. 62, 1869. 
Primaries in male much produced, costal margin nearly straight; hind margins 
of primaries in both sexes nearly straight; the exterior outline of the discal band 
on under side of secondaries irregularly scalloped. 
Male. — Expands 2.4 inches. 
Upper side brown-orange, nearly as in primaries of Iduna, but uniform on 
both wings; hind margins edged by narrow fuscous borders of nearly equal width 
throughout and extending quite to the apex of primaries; costal border of 
primaries dark brown, as is also the base and all of the cell except a stripe at 
outer angle, where the ground color is exposed; the oblique discal band scarcely 
distinguishable in color from the darker portion of cell; primaries have an oval 
black ocellus on upper discoidal interspace, and a small blind one on second 
median interspace. Secondaries have the costal margin flecked with brown, and 
a small patch of brown scales at outer angle; on second median interspace a 
small pupillated ocellus—(probably in a series of specimens the ocelli will be 
found to vary as in Iduna) ; fringes of both wings alternately fuscous and yellow 
in equal degree. 
Under side of primaries paler; costal edge gray, specked and streaked trans¬ 
versely with dark brown, next before apex white; apex gray-brown, shading 
into brown on hind margin; the cell next sub-costal nervure slightly specked 
with brown. Secondaries whitish, washed with pale brown from base to hind 
margin, but slightly along costal and inner margins, where the white shade pre¬ 
dominates ; the basal area streaked transversely and densely with brown; the 
inner margin and costal edge slightly streaked; the hind margin edged by a 
narrow brown border; remainder of wing nearly free from streaks and of a 
pretty uniform shade of color; the disk crossed by a broad band the exterior 
outline of which is irregularly scolloped; the interior outline sinuous, at first 
convex toward base of wing, and most advanced on sub-costal nervure, then 
