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Butterfly.--The butterfly, the male of which is well depicted as to its upper side on the plate, does not differ greatly in the sexes. The hind wings on the under side are marked with a series of beautiful ocelli. In the North the insect is single-brooded; in the region of West Virginia and southward it is double-brooded. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
Early Stages.--The illustrations give a good idea of the mature larva and the chrysalis. The caterpillar, like most of the Satyrinae, feeds upon grasses.
The range of this pretty insect is extensive, it being found from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, and westward to the Rocky Mountains.