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The Tawny-Edged Skipper (Thymelicus cernes)

Thymelicus cernes (Thy-mel'i-cus cer'nes) PLATE XLI, FIG. 7, 8, 9 Hind wings dark brown both above and below and without markings; the fore wings dark brown with a large costal tawny patch in the male and an obscure costal tawny streak in the female; male with a velvety black brand; female with a transverse row of spots beyond the middle of the fore wings. A rather small species expanding less than one and onefifth inches. The species is distributed throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The larva feed on grasses. The common name was probably suggested by the tawny patch along the costal margin of the fore wings.