(8) Thecla grunus Boisduval, [Plate LXXXIII], Fig. 1, ♂ (Boisduval’s Hair-streak).
Wings on the upper side are as shown in our figure, but tawnier. On the under side the wings are pale tawny with transverse marginal and submarginal rows of small dark spots on both wings. Two or three of the marginal spots near the anal angle are conspicuously black crowned with a metallic green crescent. Expanse 1.10-1.20 inch.
The larva feeds upon the leaves of the live-oak ( Quercus chrysolepis). Found in California and Nevada.
(9) Thecla edwardsi Saunders, [Plate LXXXIII], Fig. 2, ♂ under side (Edwards’ Hair-streak).
Our figure shows the under side; on the upper side the wings are dark brown glossed with plumbeous, with a pale sex-mark on the fore wing of the male near the costa. Expanse 1.15 inch.
The caterpillar feeds upon the young leaves of various kinds of oak. The species ranges from Quebec westward to Colorado and is not uncommon in New England, New York, and western Pennsylvania.
(10) Thecla acadica Edwards, [Plate LXXXIII], Fig. 3, ♂ (The Acadian Hair-streak).
The wings on the under side are pale wood-brown, with a black bar at the end of the cells, and submarginal and median bands of small black spots surrounded with white; on the hind wings there is a submarginal row of red crescents, growing smaller from the anal angle toward the outer angle. Near the anal angle are two conspicuous black spots separated by a broad patch of bluish green scales. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.
The caterpillar feeds upon willows. The insect ranges from Quebec to Vancouver Island.
