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Attalus

Plate XLVII — Attalus is Fig. 23
Plate XLVII — Attalus is Fig. 23

Butterfly.--The male is fairly well depicted in the plate, but the light spots are too red. The female is larger and darker. On the under side the wings are dusky, with the light spots reproduced in faint gray. Expanse, male, 1.25 inch; female, 1.45 inch.

Early Stages.--Unknown.

The species occurs very rarely in New England, is found from New Jersey to Florida and Texas, and ranges westward to Wisconsin and lowa.