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Boisduval's Satyr

Plate XXVI — Boisduval's Satyr is Fig. 7
Plate XXVI — Boisduval's Satyr is Fig. 7

Butterfly.--Larger than charon, paler on the upper side, especially in the female sex, in which the outer third of the primaries is reddish-fawn. On the under side the secondaries of the male are without ocelli, or at most faint traces of ocelli appear. In the female the ocelli near the anal angle of the secondaries are usually well developed. Expanse, 1.60-2.00 inches.

Early Stages.--These await description.

The species is found in northern California.