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Dwarf Yellow

Plate XXXII — Dwarf Yellow is Fig. 21
Plate XXXII — Dwarf Yellow is Fig. 21
Dwarf Yellow (detail)
Dwarf Yellow (detail)

Butterfly.--This little species, which cannot be mistaken, and which requires no description, as the plate conveys more information concerning it than could be given in mere words, ranges from southern Illinois and Missouri to Arizona and southern California. Its life-history has not yet been described. Expanse, 1.00-1.25 inch.

The identification of this species with N. felicia, Poey, which is found in Cuba, is doubtfully correct. The two species are very closely allied, but, nevertheless, distinct from each other.