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beautiful little creature. I have never found well-marked varieties 
of tliis species such as occur in Chrysophanus hypophlceas. This 
butterfly is found throughout New England and the western states. 
A remarkably interesting though usually rare butterfly is Feniseca 
tarquinius. The upper wings are heavily bordered with black with a 
wide, irregular orange patch containing two black spots occupying 
their central portion. The upper half of the lower wings is black, the 
lower half orange with a row of irregular black spots along the lower 
margin. The body is blackish-brown. The under side is very differ- 
Feniseca tarquinius. Under side. 
ent in coloring. The upper wings above their upper and outer mar¬ 
gins have a wide band of light rusty-brown. The lower margin of 
the wings is gray, while the interior portion is light orange. Four 
angular dark reddish-brown spots, very small next the body and 
growing larger toward the apex of the wing, are placed along the 
upper margin. Two black spots and a line running toward the base 
of the wing occur farther down. Tire lower wings are reddish- 
brown, lighter toward the lower margin, and almost the whole surface 
is covered with reddish-brown spots edged with gray. The markings 
vary somewhat in different specimens, sometimes the black and again 
the orange predominating. The body and legs are light gray. 
Although this insect inhabits almost the whole country east of the 
Rocky Mountains I have never seen it abundant. I once took a 
dozen or fifteen specimens early in June along the road leading 
from Jackson, New Hampshire, to Mount Washington. They were 
at rest near puddles of water in the road, and one or two were set¬ 
tled on horse dung. I found them exceedingly shy and very rapid 
on the wing. Their colors are such that unless one kept his eye con¬ 
stantly on the alert he would scarcely see one at all, much less catch 
one in a net while on the wing. When disturbed they would fly into 
