One Coalburgh Alope, length 1.6, gr. br. .2 inch; color yellow-green, the side more green than dorsum; a yellow side line, quite indistinct.
Hunter Nephele, 3 examples; length of one 1.2 inch, gr. br. .15 inch; of another 1.15, br. .16 inch. Two were yellow-green, of same shade as nearly all the Coalburgh larvæ. One was more decidedly yellow, with less green; but in none was there a yellow side stripe or the fine dorsal lines.
Illinois Nephele, length 1.36, gr. br. .14 inch. Color bright yellow-green, the dorsum more yellow than side; on the side as broad a yellow stripe as the one along basal ridge, and the green dorsal stripe edged by yellow.
Summary as to larvæ:
The five lots could not be separated before 2nd moult. After that, through the stages to maturity, the Alope from different localities and the Hunter Nephele varied somewhat in the shade of green, being more or less yellow; in some yellow prevailing on dorsum, green on sides; all had the yellow band on basal ridge, either pale or deep colored. If the yellow side line was present, as in some examples it was, it was indistinct, or obsolescent. They varied also in the hairy surface, some having the hairs short and upright, others long and bent down. The Hunter Nephele could not be distinguished from Alope by any permanent character.
The Illinois larvæ were deep yellow-green after second moult, and the side stripe was always present and distinct. The hairs were never long and bent. The larvæ were distinguishable from all the others.
Comparing chrysalids:
One Albany Alope, A; length .56 inch, greatest breadth .21 inch; color deep green, covered with smooth specks and patches of a lighter color, but which scarcely affect the general green hue; top of head case, ridge of mesonotum and ventral edges of wing cases cream color. This was the only one I obtained, and it produced a male butterfly.
One Hoboken Alope, same size and color, and produced a male.
One Hunter Nephele, length .6, br. .2 inch; was precisely like the Albany Alope in appearance, and produced a male.