DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF ANTHOCHARIS

Extract

Anthocharis Pima

Male—Expands 1.75 inch.

Upper side yellow; the bases of wings dusted black; primaries have the basal half of costa white, crossed by dark brown streaks; the apex also edged white on both margins, and next this is series of five large, elongated, dark brown spots, almost confluent, filling the interspaces to second medium nervule, each sending a narrow projection to the margin; on the arc of black rectangular bar, the area between this and the apical spots and costal edge orange; fringes whitish; a few blackish hairs at the end of eacch nervule on secondaries.