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Mead's Arctic

Plate XXVII — Mead's Arctic is Fig. 9
Plate XXVII — Mead's Arctic is Fig. 9

Butterfly.-This species is easily distinguished from all others by the peculiar pale ashen-brown of the upper side of the wings. It is not a common species, and is apparently restricted to the mountains of Nevada, principally about Lake Tahoe, though it probably occurs elsewhere. Expanse, 1.90-2.10 inches.

Early Stages.-Unknown.