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Adiante
Butterfly, male.--The wings on the upper side are bright fulvous; the black markings are slight. The fore wings on the under side are pale buff, much lighter at the apex, laved with orange-red at the base. The hind wings are pale buff, clouded with fawn-color on the basal and discal areas. All the spots which are generally silvered in other species are in this species wholly devoid of silvery scales.
female.--The female is like the male, but the black markings on the upper side are heavier, and the basal area and inner half of the primaries are laved with brighter and deeper red. Expanse, male, 2.30-2.40 inches; female, 2.30-2.60 inches.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
This species is found in southern California, and is somewhat local in its habits, hitherto having been taken only in the Santa Cruz Mountains.