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Banded Hair-streak
Butterfly.--On the upper side resembling the preceding species very closely, but a trifle darker, and warmer brown. On the under side the wings are marked by fine white lines on the outer half, which are not broken, as in edwardsi, but form continuous bands. Expanse, 1.15 inch.
Early Stages.--The caterpillar feeds on oaks. The life-history is described with minute exactness by Scudder in "The Butterflies of New England," vol. ii, p. 888.
This insect has a wide range, being found from the province of Quebec to Texas and Colorado. It is common in western Pennsylvania.