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The Mulberry-Wing

Poanes massasoit (Po'a-nes mas-sa-so'it) PLATE XXXIX, FIG. 9, IO 3 The upper surface of the wings is blackish brown; the fringe of the wings is slightly paler, and yellowish at the anal angle. In the female there are three small, yellow spots near the apex of the fore wing, and two larger ones in cells M, and Cu,; on the hind wing there is a row of spots just beyond the middle of the wing. In the male the upper surface of the wings may be without spots, the brand is lacking. On the lower surface of the hind wings there is a large central bright straw-yellow spot.

The Suffused Form, Poanes massasoit suffusa. - In this form the yellow markings of the lower side of the hind wings are almost obliterated by a suffusion of dark brown, while the lower side of the fore wings is of a uniform dark brown, the light-colored margin found in the normal form being entirely wanting. The yellow spots on the upper surface of the wings of the female are also wanting.

Occurs in the Eastern and Middle States, Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas.