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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
numbers, is Timetes chiron. The wings are brown, streaked verti¬ 
cally with heavy black bands, and with a few light dots upon the 
outer third of the upper wings. The body is black and dark brown. 
On the under side the color is much lighter, particularly the inner 
half of the wings, which is light gray with a pinkish tinge streaked 
with lines of tan and bordered outwardly with a wide band of creamy 
white. The outer half of the wings is light purplish brown with 
numerous vague lines and markings of tan, purple and bluish black. 
The body is creamy white below. This insect may be found in 
Florida and Texas. 
A group of small but highly colored butterflies comprises the 
genus Callicore. The upper surface of the wings is usually velvety 
black, sometimes with deep purple or blue reflections to be seen in 
certain lights. Bars of brilliant shining blue or purple usually cross 
Callicore clymena. 
both wings. The under side is totally different from the upper, 
bright vermilion or deep pink usually occupying the greater part of 
the upper wings, while the lower pair are white or light gray and 
adorned with curious lines and markings, which in several of the 
species look like rude figures and letters. 
Tropical America is the home of this genus, and at the end of the 
wet season the muddy roads through the luxuriant forests are often 
enlivened by the brilliant patches of color displayed by groups of 
these little butterflies at rest sipping the moisture from the pools. 
When disturbed they rise in a little cloud, displaying the deep red 
and flashing blue as they flit about, making an animated and highly 
colored picture. 
