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Aaron's Skipper
Butterfly.--This small species, the male of which is figured in the plate, may be easily recognized from the figure there given. On the under side the fore wings are black at the base; the middle area of the wing is tawny, paler than on the upper side, and bordered as above, but the border below is cinnamon-brown and not fuscous. The hind wings on the under side are uniformly light cinnamon-brown, without any spots. The female is like the male, but larger, the colors somewhat lighter and the markings not so well defined. Expanse, male, 1.00 inch; female, 1.25 inch.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
The specimens thus far contained in collections have all been taken about Cape May, in New Jersey, in the salt-marshes.