(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.
Genus POANES Scudder
(1) Poanes massasoit (Scudder), [Plate CXLVI], Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♀ (The Mulberry-wing).
Below hind wings bright yellow, bordered on costa and outer margin with reddish brown; the wings of the female not so brightly colored as those of the male. Expanse 1.15-1.20 inch.
Ranging from New England to Nebraska, but not extending south of Pennsylvania in the east, though occurring in the west in Colorado and northern Texas.