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Texas Hair-streak
Butterfly.--On the upper side resembling favonius, but with the orange-red spots on the wings much broader, ranging from the lower radial vein to the submedian in the fore wings. The carmine spots on the under side of the wings are not arranged across the median nervules, as in favonius, but are in the vicinity of the anal angle, crowning the black crescents near the inner end of the outer margin. Expanse, 1.15-1.30 inch.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
This species is found in Texas, and is also said to have been found in Missouri and Kansas.