The range of this species is from Colorado and Nevada to Arizona.
(4) Atrytone delaware, Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 24, ♂; Fig. 25, ♁ (The Delaware Skipper).
Butterfly.—No description of the upper side of the wings is necessary. On the under side the wings are bright orange-red, clouded with black at the base and on the outer angle of the fore wings. Expanse, ♂, 1.25-1.35 inch; ♁, 1.35-1.50 inch.
Early Stages.—Very little is known of these.
The butterfly is found from southern New England and northern New York as far south as Florida and Texas, ranging west to the Yellowstone and southern Colorado.
(5) Atrytone melane, Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 7, ♂; Fig. 8, ♁ (The Umber Skipper).
Butterfly.—The male on the upper side somewhat resembles A. zabulon, var. pocahontas; the female likewise closely resembles specimens of this variety. The wings on the under side are ferruginous, clouded with blackish toward the base of the inner angle, the light spots of the upper side being repeated. The hind wings on the under side are reddish, with a broad irregular curved median band of pale-yellow spots. In the female the band of spots is far more obscure. Expanse, ♂, 1.30 inch; ♁, 1.50 inch.
Early Stages.—Unknown.
The insect is found in southern California.