Genus SMYRNA Hübner
PL. LII
There are only two species of this genus and they closely resemble each other, so that it is hard to tell them apart. The one which occurs in our borders has the hind wing rounded at the anal angle, the other, S. blomfildi, has the anal angle of the hind wing squared, with a slight tail-like prolongation. On the under side both species are marked in much the same way.
(1) Smyrna karwinskii Hübner, [Plate LII], ♀ (Karwinski’s Beauty).
The insect may be at once recognized by the figure we give. Expanse 3.00-3.25 inches.
It occurs in southern Texas and ranges southward into Brazil.