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Leanira
Butterfly, male.--Ground-color brownish-black, fulvous on the costa, with submarginal, median, and basal rows of yellow spots. Both the primaries and secondaries have a marginal row of red spots, and the former have in addition a submarginal row of such spots. The under side of the primaries is reddish-fulvous, with the markings of the upper side reproduced. The secondaries have a marginal row of yellow crescents, then a black band inclosing yellow spots, then a median band of long yellow crescents. The remainder of the wing to its insertion is black, spotted with yellow.
Female--Much like the male. Expanse, male, 1.50 inch; female, 1.75 inch.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
This pretty insect ranges from southern California and Arizona to Nevada, Montana, and British America.