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Elathea

Plate XXXVII — Elathea is Fig. 12
Plate XXXVII — Elathea is Fig. 12

Butterfly.--Distinguished from its near ally, T. delia, by the fact that the ground-color of the hind wings is white. The in this, as in the allied species, is without the black bar on the inner margin of the primaries. Expanse, 1.25-1.40 inch.

Early Stages.--Unknown.

Elathea is found in Florida, Mexico, and the Antilles.