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Mime
Butterfly.--The figures in the plate make a description of the upper side unnecessary. On the under side the wings of the male are shining white, except the costa, which is evenly dull ochreous from the base to the apex. The hind wings are ochreous, mottled with pale brown. The female, on the under side, has the fore wings very pale yellow, with the black spots of the upper side reproduced; the hind wings are deeper yellow, mottled with pale-brown spots and crossed by a moderately broad transverse pale-brown band of the same color.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
The species is credited to our fauna on the authority of Reakirt. It is abundant in Mexico. It mimics certain forms of Ithomiinae.