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On the under side both wings are somewhat brighter than on the upper side, the hind wings inclining to leaden gray, with the inner margin bright fulvous. Expanse 0.75-1.00 inch.

Ranges from southern Colorado to Arizona.

(2) _Oarisma powesheik_ (Parker), Plate CXXXIX, Fig. 3, ♂ (The Iowa Dun).

Larger than the preceding species and dark on upper side; on under side fore wings black, edged on costa with light fulvous. Hind wings dusky below, veins and nervules white, conspicuous on darker ground. Expanse 1.00-1.25 inch.

Ranges from Wisconsin to Dakota and Colorado, common in Iowa.

GENUS ANCYLOXYPHA FELDER

(1) _Ancyloxypha numitor_ Fabricius, Plate CXXXIX, Fig. 2, ♂ (The Least Skipper).

Below fore wings black, bordered on costa and outer margin with reddish fulvous; hind wings pale fulvous. Expanse 0.75-0.95 inch.

Ranges from Quebec to Florida and westward to the Rocky Mountains.

GENUS COPŒODES SPEYER

(1) _Copœodes procris_ (Edwards), Plate CXXXIX, Fig. 4, ♂ (The Golden Skipper).

Below wings as on upper side, a trifle paler than on the upper side. The fore wings blackish on inner margin near base. Expanse 0.80-1.00 inch.

Ranges from southern Texas to southern California.

(2) _Copœodes wrighti_ (Edwards), Plate CXXXIX, Fig. 5, ♂ (Wright’s Skipper).

Distinguished from _C. procris_ by dark fringes on both wings and different arrangement of stigma on fore wings. Expanse 0.85-1.07 inch.

Found in southern California and eastward as far as eastern Arizona.

GENUS ERYNNIS SCHRANK

[Illustration: PL. CXL]

(1) _Erynnis manitoba_ (Scudder), Plate CXL, Fig. 1, ♂ (The Canadian Skipper).

On the lower side all the light spots of the upper side reappear, but more distinctly defined and pearly white in color.

Ranges north of the boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, descending into the United States as far south as Colorado and northern California upon the high mountain ranges.

(2) _Erynnis sassacus_ (Harris), Plate CXL, Fig. 2, ♂ (The Indian Skipper). (See p. 211.)

Below wings pale fulvous, spots of upper side feebly reproduced as faint lighter spots; fore wings black at base on this side. Expanse 1.10-1.35 inch.

Ranges from New England to Georgia, west to Colorado.

(3) _Erynnis attalus_ (Edwards), Plate CXL, Fig. 3, ♂ (The Wisconsin Skipper). (See p. 211.)

Below both wings are dusky, with the light spots appearing in faint gray. The female is darker. Expanse 1.25-1.45 inch.

Ranges from New England to Wisconsin and Iowa, thence to the region of the Gulf.

(4) _Erynnis metea_ (Scudder), Plate CXL, Fig. 4, ♂ (The Cobweb Skipper). (See p. 211.)

Below wings are brown, much darker than above, the pale marks of upper side repeated as pearly white spots, and on hind wings near base is a curved band of similar white spots. Expanse 1.20-1.30 inch.

Ranges from New England to Wisconsin.

(5) _Erynnis uncas_ (Edwards), Plate CXLVIII, Fig. 4, ♂ (Uncas’ Skipper). (See p. 220.)

Below in both sexes wings beautifully marked with pearly white spots on greenish gray ground, the spots defined inwardly and outwardly by dark olive shades. Expanse 1.30-1.55 inch.

Ranges from Pennsylvania to Montana.

[Illustration: PL. CXLI]

(6) _Erynnis leonardus_ (Harris), Plate CXLI, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (Leonard’s Skipper).

Larger than most of the preceding species. Below wings dark brick-red. Spots of upper side reappearing more or less faintly. Expanse 1.25-1.35 inch.

Ranges from New England and Ontario to Florida, west throughout the Mississippi Valley.

GENUS THYMELICUS HÜBNER

(1) _Thymelicus brettus_ (Boisduval & Leconte), Plate CXLI, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (The Whirlabout).

This insect, which is rare in the Northern States, is common in the South and has a wide range through the American tropics. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.

[Illustration: PL. CXLII]

(2) _Thymelicus otho_ (Smith & Abbot), Plate CXLII, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀.

The upper side is sufficiently well shown in our plate. Below the wings are yellowish brown with outer half of the fore wings blackish; spots of fore wing repeated except last. Hind wings below with an obscure yellowish band of five or six spots. A variable species. The northern form, with fewer spots, is called _egeremet_, and is not very common in New England, but southward the species is abundant. Expanse 1.20-1.25 inch.

Found in New England, Florida, and west throughout the Mississippi Valley.

(3) _Thymelicus mystic_ (Scudder), Plate CXLII, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (The Long-dash).

Upper side of both sexes well shown in our plate. Below fore wings fulvous on costa near base; remainder of wings on this side dark ferruginous, with the light spots of the upper side repeated, greatly enlarged, pale, contrasting strongly with dark ground-color. Hind wings pale brown on inner margin. Expanse 1.10-1.25 inch.

Ranges from southern Canada to Pennsylvania and west to Wisconsin.

GENUS ATALOPEDES SCUDDER

(1) _Atalopedes huron_ (Edwards), Plate CXLII, Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♀ (The Sachem).

Easily distinguished from the figures we give. Expanse 1.15-1.35 inch.

Ranges from New York to Florida, westward and southwestward into Mexico.

GENUS POLITES SCUDDER

[Illustration: PL. CXLIII]

(1) _Polites peckius_ (Kirby), Plate CXLIII, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (Peck’s Skipper).

This small species is dark brown below, with the light spots of the upper side reappearing, greatly enlarged, especially in the middle of the wings, fused together and pale yellow, thus contrasting strongly with the rest of the wings. Expanse 1.00-1.25 inch.

Peck’s Skipper ranges from Canada to Virginia west to Kansas and Iowa.

GENUS HYLEPHILA BILLBERG

(1) _Hylephila phyleus_ (Drury), Plate CXLIII, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (The Fiery Skipper).

Easily recognized from our figures. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.

Ranges from Connecticut to Patagonia everywhere.

GENUS PRENES SCUDDER

(1) _Prenes ocola_ (Edwards), Plate CXLIII, Fig. 5, ♂ (The Ocola Skipper). (See p. 215.)

This common southern species, which sometimes ranges as far north as the latitude of Pennsylvania, ranges south as far as Bolivia in South America. Expanse 1.45-1.60 inch.

The figure is that of the type.

GENUS CALPODES HÜBNER

[Illustration: PL. CXLIV]

(1) _Calpodes ethlius_ (Cramer), Plate CXLIV, ♂ (The Brazilian Skipper).

Easily recognized from our plate. Wings below dull olive. Expanse 2.00-2.15 inches.

The larva feeds on _Canna_. Common everywhere in tropical America and has been known to stray as far north as New York.

GENUS LERODEA SCUDDER

(1) _Lerodea eufala_ (Edwards), Plate CXLIX, Fig. 3, ♂ (The Eufala Skipper). (See p. 221.)

On the wing looks like a small specimen of _Prenes ocola_, from which it may be distinguished at once by the white under side of the abdomen. Expanse 1.10-1.20 inch.

Not uncommon in Florida.

GENUS LIMOCHORES SCUDDER

[Illustration: PL. CXLV]

(1) _Limochores thaumas_ (Fabricius), Plate CXLV, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Fawn-edged Skipper).

Easily distinguished by means of our figures. Below in both sexes wings dull olive, with spots of upper side repeated; costa of male edged with red on this side as well as above. Expanse 1.00-2.07 inches.

Ranges from Canada to the Gulf, west to the Rocky Mountains.

(2) _Limochores pontiac_ (Edwards), Plate CXLV, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (Pontiac’s Skipper).

Well represented in our figures of both sexes. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.

Ranges from Massachusetts to Nebraska, being very common about the southern end of Lake Michigan.

(3) _Limochores palatka_ (Edwards), Plate CXLV, Fig. 5, ♂ (The Palatka Skipper). (See p. 217.)

A large and rather showy species, the female expanding as much as two inches. Expanse, ♂, 1.50 inch; ♀, 1.90-2.00 inches.

Found on Indian River, Florida.

GENUS EUPHYES SCUDDER

[Illustration: PL. CXLVI]

(1) _Euphyes verna_ (Edwards), Plate CXLVI, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Vernal Skipper).

Below wings paler, inclining to purplish red, about middle of hind wings a semicircle of pale spots. Expanse 1.15-1.35 inch.

Ranges from southern New England to Virginia, west to Kansas, and north to Alberta. Very common in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

(2) _Euphyes metacomet_ (Harris), Plate CXLVI, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (The Dun Skipper).

The markings of upper side reappear on lower side, the ground-color below ranging from pale brown to purplish brown. Expanse 1.15-1.30 inch.

Found from Quebec to the Carolinas, west to Texas and Alberta and Assiniboia.

GENUS POANES SCUDDER

(1) _Poanes massasoit_ (Scudder), Plate CXLVI, Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♀ (The Mulberry-wing).

Below hind wings bright yellow, bordered on costa and outer margin with reddish brown; the wings of the female not so brightly colored as those of the male. Expanse 1.15-1.20 inch.

Ranging from New England to Nebraska, but not extending south of Pennsylvania in the east, though occurring in the west in Colorado and northern Texas.

GENUS PHYCANASSA SCUDDER

[Illustration: PL. CXLVII]

(1) _Phycanassa viator_ (Edwards), Plate CXLVII Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Broad-winged Skipper).

Below paler than above, the light spots of the upper side reappearing less distinctly; the hind wing traversed from base to middle of outer margin by a light-colored longitudinal ray which is not as plain in the female as in the male. Expanse 1.45-1.60 inch.

Rare in the Northern States from New Jersey to Wisconsin, but quite abundant in the Southern States as far west as Texas.

(2) _Phycanassa aaroni_ Skinner, Plate CXLVII, Fig. 3, ♂ (Aaron’s Skipper). (See p. 219.)

Below fore wings black at base, middle area tawny, paler than above, with the outlines of the borders the same, but their color cinnamon-brown, and not fuscous, as above; hind wings below uniformly cinnamon-brown, without any spots. Female like the male, but larger. Expanse 1.00-1.25 inch.

Found in the salt marshes near Cape May, New Jersey, but probably has a wider range to the south.

GENUS ATRYTONE SCUDDER

(1) _Atrytone vitellius_ (Smith & Abbot), Plate CXLVII, Fig. 4, ♂; Fig. 5, ♀ (The Iowa Skipper).

Below the wings are pale yellow, the inner margin of the fore wings clouded with brown. Expanse 1.25-1.45 inch.

Common in the Gulf States, ranging north to Iowa and Nebraska.

[Illustration: PL. CXLVIII]

(2) _Atrytone zabulon_ (Boisduval & Leconte), Plate CXLVIII, Fig. 1, ♂ (The Zabulon Skipper).

Very closely related to the following species from which it may be distinguished by its somewhat smaller size and the presence of the heavier dark markings at the apex of the fore wings above. Expanse 1.25-1.50 inch.

Ranges from New England to Georgia and westward to the Rocky Mountains.

(3) _Atrytone hobomok_ (Harris), Plate CXLVIII, Fig. 2, ♂; variety _pocohontas_ Scudder, Plate CXLVIII, Fig. 3, ♀ (The Hobomok Skipper).

In the male the small apical spots are not enclosed by a band of dark color as in the preceding species, and the pale area on the middle of the hind wings is more restricted, the inner margin of this wing being more widely fuscous. The variety of the female called _pocohontas_ by Dr. Scudder is melanic, and is, as shown in our figure, very dark with conspicuous light spots in the fore wing. Expanse 1.25-1.50 inch.

Ranges from New England southward and westward over the greater part of the Atlantic region and the valley of the Mississippi.

GENUS LEREMA SCUDDER

[Illustration: PL. CXLIX]

(1) _Lerema accius_ (Smith & Abbot), Plate CXLIX, Fig. 1, ♂ (The Grimy Skipper).

The wings on the under side are dark fuscous clouded with still deeper brown or black. Expanse 1.40-1.50 inch.

Occurs from Connecticut to Central America, being quite rare in the north but very common in the hot lands of the south.

(2) _Lerema hianna_ (Scudder), Plate CXLIX, Fig. 2, ♂ (The Dusted Skipper).

The upper side is well represented in our figure. On the under side the wings are a little paler, especially the hind wings, which on their outer half are dusted with gray, in certain lights having a bluish cast. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.

Ranges from New England to Nebraska and southward, but, so far as the writer knows not reaching the Gulf States.

SUBFAMILY MEGATHYMINÆ (THE GIANT SKIPPERS).

These curious insects have been by some writers placed among the _Castniidæ_, a family of day-flying moths, but as the author stated in 1898 in “The Butterfly Book,” they appear to have much more in common with the Hesperiidæ than the Castniidæ. The proposition to include them in the Hesperiidæ as a subfamily under the name given above has since that time been generally accepted by systematists. There are a number of species belonging to the genus _Megathymus_, several of which occur within our faunal limits, but we shall content ourselves with figuring only the one, which those readers of this book who live in Missouri and south and west of that state are likely to see.

GENUS MEGATHYMUS RILEY

[Illustration: PL. CL]

(1) _Megathymus yuccæ_ (Boisduval & Leconte), Plate CL, ♀ (The Yucca Skipper).

The caterpillar of this species is a wood-borer, feeding in the pith and on the underground roots of different species of _Yucca_. The life history has been beautifully worked out by the late Prof. C. V. Riley, who published a full account of his observations in his “Eighth Annual Report of the State Entomologist of Missouri,” pp. 169 _et seq._, and in the “Transactions of the St. Louis Academy of Science,” Vol. III, pp. 323 _et seq._ The student will do well to refer to these interesting papers. The figure we give on the plate is that of a female specimen bred by Professor Riley in Missouri and presented by him to the late W. H. Edwards, whose collection is now the property of the writer.

INDEX OF ENGLISH OR TRIVIAL NAMES, AND COMMON TERMS

Aaron’s Skipper, 220

Abdomen of butterfly, 22

Acadian Hair-streak, The, 153

Admiral, Lorquin’s, 113; Red, 99, 100; White, 110

Alpines, The; Common, 133; Red-streaked, 133

American Copper, The, 161

Angle-wings, The, 92; Currant, 96

Antennæ, 13

Aphrodite, 75

Araxes Skipper, The, 199

Arctics, The, 140; Katahdin, 141; Macoun’s, 142

Arctic Skipper, The, 209

Arizona Blackamoor, The, 134; Checker-spot, 85

Bag-veins, The, 105; Texas, 106

Baltimore, The, 83

Banded Elfin, The, 156

Banded Hair-streak, The, 153

Banded Purple, The, 112

Banded Reds, The, 117

Bates’ Crescent-spot, 88

Beauty, Karwinsky’s, 118

Behr’s Hair-streak, 158

Blackamoors, The, 133; Arizona, 134

Blues, The, 58, 147, 162; Aster, 163; Common, 165; Cowper’s, 163; Dwarf, 167; Eastern-tailed, 166; Indian River, 168; Orange-margined, 164; Marine, 169; Pygmy, 167; Red-margined, 168; Scudder’s, 164; Silvery, 169; Varied, 169; Western-tailed, 166; West Indian, 167

Blue-spots, The, 147; Florida, 148

Boisduval’s Hair-streak, 152

Brazilian Skipper, 216

Broad-winged Skipper, 219

Bronze Copper, The, 161

Brown Elfin, The, 155

Brown-margined Hair-streak, 155

Brown, The Gemmed, 128

Brush-footed, The, 15, 16, 58, 59

Buckeye, The, 103

Buff Emperor, The, 117

Butterflies, anatomy of, 14; how to breed, 54; caterpillars of, 29; chrysalids of, 34; how to collect, 40; eggs of, 27; habits of, 13; life-history of, 27; how to mount, 47; how to preserve, 56

Butterfly, Papaw, 187; Reef, 197

Cabbage Butterfly, The, 173

Cadmium Orange, The, 185

Calicoes, The, 122; White-skirted, 123

Californian Sister, The, 114

Callippe, 79

Camberwell Beauty, The, 97

Camillus Crescent-spot, The, 88

Canadian Skipper, The, 211

Carbonate of ammonia, 43

Carbon bisulphide, 46

Carolinian Satyr, The, 129

Caterpillars of butterflies, 29

Chalcedon, 84

Checkerling, The, 203

Checker-spots, The, 83; Arizona, 85; Harris’s, 85; Least, 86; Macglashan’s, 84

Chloroform, 45

Chrysalids, 34

Clouded Wood-nymph, The, 137

Clytie Hair-streak, 159

Cobweb Skipper, The, 212

Colorado Hair-streak, The, 150

Colorado Parnassian, The, 186

Comma Butterfly, The, 93

Common, Alpine, 133; Blue, 165; Hair-streak, 151; Snout-butterfly, 143; Sulphur, 180; White, 172; Wood-nymph, 136

Compton Tortoise, The, 98

Coppers, The, 58, 147, 160; American, 161; Bronze, 161; Great, 160; Least, 161; Purplish, 162

Coral Hair-streak, 158

Cork for lining boxes, 45, 57

Couper’s Blue, 163

Creole, The, 126

Crescent-spots, The, 86; Bates, 88; Camillus, 88; Meadow, 88; Painted, 89; Pearl, 87; Poey’s, 90; Texan, 90

Crimson-patch, The, 91

Currant Angle-wing, The, 96

Cyanide of potash, 42

Dagger-wings, The, 107

Dark Wood-nymph, The, 138

Dash-wing, The, 119

Delila, 69

Diana, 74

Dingy Purple-wing, The, 105

Dog-face Butterflies, The, 179; Southern, 179

Dreamy Dusky-wing, The, 205

Dun, Iowa, 210; Little, 209

Dun Skipper, The, 218

Dusky-wings, The, 201; Dreamy, 205; Funereal, 207; Horace’s, 207; Juvenal’s, 206; Lucilius’, 205; Martial’s, 207; Northern, 201; Petronius, 206; Sleepy, 205; Southern, 201

Dusted Skipper, 222

Dwarf, Yellow, 175; Blue, 167

Early Hair-streak, The, 157

Eastern Swallow-tail, The, 193

Eastern-tailed Blue, 166

Edwards’ Hair-streak, 152; Marble-wing, 177

Eggs of butterflies, 27

Elfin, Banded, 156; Brown, 155; Hoary, 156

Emperor Butterflies, The, 114; Buff, 117; Red, 116; Tawny, 116

Envelopes for holding butterflies, 45

Eufala Skipper, 216

Eye, The pearly, 126

Eyed Nymphs, The, 125

Fairy Yellow, The, 184

Falcate Orange-tip, The, 176

Faun, The, 93

Fawn-edged Skipper, 217

Feet of butterflies, 16

Fiery Skipper, 215

Florida Blue-spot, The, 148

Florida White, The, 171; Yellow, 183

Fritillary, The Great-Spangled, 75; Gulf, 70; Little, 80; Meadow, 82; Mexican, 72; Regal, 73; Silver-bordered, 81; White Mountain, 81; Variegated, 71

Funereal Dusky-wing, 207

Gemmed Brown, The, 128

Georgian Satyr, The, 128

Giant Skippers, The, 222

Giant Swallow-tail, The, 192

Goat-weed Butterfly, The, 121; Morrison’s, 121

Godart’s Sulphur, 178

Golden-banded Skipper, The, 202

Golden Skipper, The, 211

Grass-nymph, The, 126, 127

Great, Copper, 160; Purple Hair-streak, 149; Southern White, 172

Green White-spotted Hair-streak, 158

Grimy Skipper, 222

Grizzled Skipper, 203

Gulf Yellow, The, 183

Hackberry Butterfly, The, 115

Hair-streaks, The, 22, 58, 147, 148; Acadian, 153; Banded, 153; Bahr’s, 158; Boisduval, 152; Brown-Margined, 155; Clytie, 159; Colorado, 150; Coral, 158; Common, 151; Early, 157; Edwards’, 152; Great Purple, 149; Green White-spotted, 158; Henry’s, 157; Olive, 154; Southern, 150; Striped, 154; Texas, 151; White-M, 149; Wittfeld’s, 151

Harris’ Checker-spot, 85

Harvester, The, 34, 159

Hayhurst’s Sooty-wing, 204

Head of butterfly, 14

Heliconians, The, 61, 67

Henry’s Hair-streak, 157

Hesperids, The, 199

Hoary-edge, The, 201

Hoary Elfin, The, 156

Hobomok Skipper, 221

Horace’s Dusky-wing, 207

Hunter’s Butterfly, 100

Indian Skipper, The, 212

Indian River Blue, 168

Iowa Dun, The, 210

Iowa Skipper, 220

Ithomiids, 22, 61, 64

Jars for poisoning insects, 42

Julia, 69

Juvenal’s Dusky-wing, 206

Karwinsky’s Beauty, 118

Katahdin Arctic, The, 141

Klug’s Dircenna, 66

Least, Checker-spot, 86; Copper, 161; Skipper, 210; Wood-nymph, 139

Legs of butterflies, 15

Leonard’s Skipper, 213

Leopard-spots, The, 106

Leto, 74

Little Dun, The, 209

Little Metal-mark, The, 145

Little Sulphur, The, 183

Little Wood-satyr, The, 129

Long-dash, The, 214

Long-tailed Skipper, The, 200

Lorquin’s Admiral, 113

Lucilius’ Dusky-wing, 205

Lycaste Butterfly, 65

Macglashan’s Checker-spot, 84

Macoun’s Arctic, 142

Magnolia Swallow-tail, The, 193

Malachites, The, 123; Pearly, 124

Many-spot, The, 146

Marble-wings, The, 177; Edwards’, 177; Rosy, 177

Marine Blue, 169

Martial’s Dusky-wing, 207

Meadow, Crescent-spot, The, 88; Fritillary, 82

Mead’s Satyr, 138

Metal-marks, The, 16, 58, 144; Little, 145; Northern, 145

Mexican Yellow, The, 183

Milbert’s Tortoise-shell, 98

Milkweed Butterfly, 36

Mimic, The, 109

Mohave Sooty-wing, The, 204

Monarch, The, 63

Mormons, The, 145; Palmer’s, 145

Morrison’s Goat-weed Butterfly, 121

Mountain Silver-spot, The, 78; Swallow-tail, 196

Mourning Cloak, The, 97

Mulberry-wing, The, 219

Mustard White, The, 173

Nets, for taking butterflies, 40

Newfoundland Swallow-tail, The, 195

New Mexican Sooty-wing, The, 204

Northern Dusky-wing, The, 201

Northern Metal-Mark, The, 145

Nova Scotian, The, 141

Ochre Ringlet, The, 131

Ocola Skipper, 216

Olive Hair-streak, 154

Orange-banded Red, The, 118

Orange-margined Blue, The, 164

Orange, Cadmium, 185

Orange, Small, 182

Orange Sulphur, The, 181

Orange-tips, The, 175; Falcate, 176; Lucas, 177; Western, 176

Pacific Tiger, 191

Painted Crescent-spot, The, 89

Painted Lady, The, 99, 102

Palatka Skipper, 218

Palmer’s Mormon, 145

Pamphilids, The, 208

Papaw Butterfly, The, 187

Parnassians, The, 185

Parnassian, Colorado, 186

Patch-spots, The, 91

Peacock Butterflies, 102

Peacock, The White, 104

Pearl Crescent, The, 87

Pearly Eye, The, 126

Pearly Malachite, The, 124

Peck’s Skipper, 215

Pepper-and-salt Skipper, 209

Petronius’ Dusky-wing, 206

Pinching butterflies to disable them, 43

Pins, insect, 47

Pipe-vine Swallow-tail, The, 197

Plain Ringlet, The, 131

Poey’s Crescent-spot, 90

Pontiac’s Skipper, 217

Proboscis of butterflies, 14

Purple, The Banded, 112

Purple, The Red-spotted, 111

Purple-wing, The Dingy, 105

Purplish Copper, The, 162

Pygmy Blue, 167

Queen, The, 64

Question-sign, The, 93

Reakirt’s Satyr, 139

Red Admiral, The, 99, 100

Red Emperor, The, 116

Red-margined Blue, 168

Red, The Orange-banded, 118

Red Satyr, The, 130

Red-spotted Purple, The, 111

Red-streaked Alpine, The, 133

Reds, The Banded, 117

Reef Butterfly, The, 197

Relaxing dried butterflies, 52

Rhodope, 80

Ridings’ Satyr, 134

Ringlets, The, 130

Ringlet, The Ochre, 131; The Plain, 131

Roadside Skipper, The, 208

Rosy Marble-wing, The, 117

Sachem, The, 214

Satyrs, The, 61, 124; Carolinian, 129; Georgian, 128; Mead’s, 138; Reakirt’s, 139; Red, 130; Ridings’, 134; Scudder’s, 135

Scales on wings of butterflies, 10

Scudder’s, Blue, 164; Satyr, 135

Setting blocks, 47

Silver-spot, The Mountain, 78

Sisters, The, 114; Californian, 114

Skippers, The, 22, 58, 198; Aaron’s, 220; Araxes, 199; Arctic, 209; Brazilian, 216; Broad-winged, 219; Canadian, 211; Cobweb, 212; Dun, 218; Dusted, 222; Eufala, 216; Fawn-edged, 217; Fiery, 215;

Giant, 222; Golden, 211; Golden-banded, 202; Grimy, 222; Grizzled, 203; Hoary-edge, 201; Hobomok, 221; Indian, 212; Iowa, 220; Least, 210; Leonard’s, 213; Long-tailed, 200; Ocola, 216; Palatka, 218; Peck’s, 215; Pepper-and-salt, 209; Pontiac’s, 217; Red-tailed, 199; Roadside, 208; Silver-spotted, 200; Tessellated, 202; Uncas’, 213; Vernal, 218; Wisconsin, 212; Woven-winged, 209; Wright’s, 211; Yucca, 223; Zabulon, 221

Sleepy Dusky-wing, 205

Small, Orange, The, 182; Wood-nymph, 137

Snout-butterflies, The, 61, 142, 143; Common, 143

Sooty-wings, The, 203; Catullus’, 203; Common, 203; Hayhurst’s, 204; Mohave, 204; New Mexican, 204

Southern, Dog-face, 179; Dusky-wing, 201; Hair-streak, 150; Wood-nymph, 136

Spangled-Nymphs, The, 127

Spice-bush Swallow-tail, The, 193

Striped Hair-streak, The, 154

Sulphurs, The, 179; Common, 180; Cloudless, 178; Godart’s, 178; Little, 183; Great, 177; Orange, 181

Swallow-tails, The, 58, 170, 186; Eastern, 193; Giant, 192; Magnolia, 193; Mountain, 196; Newfoundland, 195; Pipe-vine, 197; Pacific Tiger, 191; Spice-bush, 193; Three-tailed, 192; Tiger, 188; Two-tailed, 191; Western, 196; White-striped Tiger, 191

Tawny Emperor, The, 116

Tessellated Skipper, The, 202

Texan Crescent-spot, The, 90

Texas, Bag-vein, The, 106; Hair-streak, 151

Thistle-butterfly, The, 102

Thorax of butterfly, 15

Three-tailed Swallow-tail, 192

Tiger, Pacific, 191

Tiger Swallow-tail, The, 191

Toper, The, 95

Tortoise-shells, The, 96; Compton, 98; Milbert’s, 98

Tropic Queens, The, 108

Two-tailed Swallow-tail, 191

Uncas’ Skipper, 213

Varied Blue, 169

Vernal Skipper, 218

Viceroy, The, 103

Violet-wings, The, 104

Waiter, The, 108

Western, Swallow-tail, The, 196; Tailed Blue, 166; Orange-tip, 176

West Indian Blue, 167

Whirlabout, The, 213

Whites, The, 171; Cabbage, 173; Common, 172; Florida, 171; Great Southern, 172; Mustard, 173

White Admirals, The, 110

White-M Hair-streak, The, 149

White Mountain Butterfly, The, 141

White Mountain Fritillary, The, 81

White Peacock, The, 104

White-skirted Calico, The, 123

White-striped Tiger Swallow-tail, 191

Wings of butterflies, 16

Wisconsin Skipper, The, 212

Wittfeld’s Hair-streak, 151

Wood-nymphs, The, 135; Clouded, 137; Common, 136; Dark, 138; Least, 139; Small, 137; Southern, 136

Wood-satyr, The Little, 129

Woven-winged Skipper, 209

Wright’s Skipper, 211

Yellows, The, 181; Dwarf, 175; Fairy, 184; Florida, 183; Gulf, 183; Mexican, 183

Yucca Skipper, 223

Zabulon Skipper, 221

Zebra, The, 67

INDEX OF FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA, AND SPECIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC OR LATIN NAMES

aaroni, Phycanassa, 220

acadica, Thecla, 153

accius, Lerema, 222

Achalarus, genus, 201; cellus, 202; lycidas, 201

acheronta, Cœa, 119

acmon, Lycæna, 168

Adelpha, californica, 114

Ageronia, feronia, 123; fornax, 123

Aganisthos, odius, 119

ajax, Papilio, 187

aliaska, Papilio, 195

alicia, Chlorippe, 117

alope, Satyrus, 137

alpheus, Pholisora, 204

Amblyscirtes, genus, 208; samoset, 209; textor, 209; vialis, 10, 208

ammon, Lycæna, 168

amymone, Cystineura, 106

amyntula, Lycæna, 166

Anartia, genus, 103; jatrophæ, 104

Ancyloxypha, genus, 210; numitor, 210

andria, Pyrrhanæa, 121

Anosia, genus, 62, 63; berenice, 64; plexippus, 10, 20, 30, 36, 63

antiopa, Vanessa, 97

aphrodite, Argynnis, 75

Apodemia, genus, 145; palmeri, 145

araxes, Pyrrhopyge, 199 Argynnis, genus, 20, 72; aphrodite, 10, 75; atlantis, 78; callippe, 79; cybele, 75; diana, 74; idalia, 10, 73; leto, 74; rhodope, 80

arthemis, Basilarchia, 112

Arthropoda, Subkingdom, 12

aster, Lycæna, 163

asterias, Papilio, 195

asterius, Papilio, 195

astyanax, Basilarchia, 111

atala, Eumæus, 148

atalanta, Pyrameis, 100

Atalopedes, genus, 214; huron, 214

atlantis, Argynnis, 78

Atrytone, genus, 220; hobomok, 221; pocohontas, 221; vitellius, 220; zabulon, 221

attalus, Erynnis, 212

augustus, Thecla, 155

autolycus, Thecla, 151

ausonides, Euchloë, 176

bachmani, Libythea, 143

Basilarchia, genus, 110; arthemis, 112; astyanax, 10, 111; disippus, 30, 113; lorquini, 113; Weidemeyeri, 112

batesi, Phyciodes, 88