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Volcanic Skipper
Butterfly.--Both sexes are well represented on the upper side in the plate. On the under side the wings are paler, with the light spots of the upper side repeated. Expanse, male, 1.00 inch; female, 1.25 inch.
Early Stages.--What we know of these is well stated in the pages of Dr. Scudder's great work. The caterpillar usually feeds on grasses.
The species ranges from New England, Ontario, and Wisconsin on the north to the Gulf, and as far west as Iowa and Texas.