Three species are reckoned as belonging to the genus, two of them being found sparingly in the extreme southern limits of our fauna.
(1) Eumæus atala, Poey, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 22, ♂, under side (Atala).
[a]Fig. 128.]—Neuration of the genus Eumæus.
Butterfly.—Easily distinguished by the figure in the plate from all other species except its congener E. minyas, Hübner, which can be readily separated from it by its larger size. Expanse, 1.65-1.75 inch.
Early Stages.—These await description.
Atala is found in Florida and Cuba. Minyas occurs in southwestern Texas, and thence southward to Brazil.
Genus THECLA, Fabricius
(The Hair-streaks)
"These be the pretty genii of the flow'rs, Daintily fed with honey and pure dew."
Hood.