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The Little Glass-Wing (DD The upper surface)

DD. The upper surface of the wings largely tawny excepting a more or less distinct outer-marginal band and sometimes a blackish basal area.

E. Ground color of lower side of hind wings greenish yellow spotted with distinct dark brown spots. (T. brettus), p. 279. THE WHIRLABOUT (male).

EE. Lower side of hind wings not marked with distinct spots that are of a darker color than the ground color.

F. Lower surface of hind wings with a row of spots beyond the middle of the wing, the spots lighter than the ground color. 3 G. The spot between veins M, and M, of the lower side of the hind wing (vein M, is wanting) extending to the base of the wing through (Plate XLII, Fig. 12.) (P. viator), p. 287. THE BROAD-WINGED SKIPPER. cell R + M. tor), p. 287.

GG. The spot between veins M, and M₃, not extending into cell R + M.

H. The spots on the outer half of the lower side of the hind wings forming a continuous V-shaped band not interrupted by darker scales on the veins. (E. metea), P. 277. THE COBWEB SKIPPER (male).

HH. The spots on the outer half of the lower side of the hind wings more or less distinctly separated by darker scales on the veins.

I. Lower side of fore wings with a large distinct light-colored patch just beyond the middle in cell Cu.

J. The spots on the outer half of the lower side of the hind wings very distinct, being either silvery white or a bright yellow.

K. Ground color of lower side of the hind wings green. (E. comma), p. 276. THE CANADIAN SKIPPER.

KK. Ground color of lower side of hind wings brown. (A. leonardus), P. 277.