Genus EUPHYES Scudder
PL. CXLVI
(1) Euphyes verna (Edwards), [Plate CXLVI], Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Vernal Skipper).
Below wings paler, inclining to purplish red, about middle of hind wings a semicircle of pale spots. Expanse 1.15-1.35 inch.
Ranges from southern New England to Virginia, west to Kansas, and north to Alberta. Very common in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
(2) Euphyes metacomet (Harris), [Plate CXLVI], Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (The Dun Skipper).
The markings of upper side reappear on lower side, the ground-color below ranging from pale brown to purplish brown. Expanse 1.15-1.30 inch.
Found from Quebec to the Carolinas, west to Texas and Alberta and Assiniboia.