Male brilliant lilac-blue on upper side; female violet-blue with wide black borders on fore wings, and one or two conspicuous eye-spots near anal angle of hind wings, each surmounted by a carmine crescent. Expanse 0.95-1.10 inch.
Not uncommon in southern Florida; abundant in the Antilles and tropical America.
(13) Lycæna marina Reakirt, [Plate XCIV], Fig. 4, ♀ (The Marine Blue).
Male on upper side pale dusky lilac, the dark bands of the under side showing through on upper side. Female dark brown above, with wings at base shot with lilac-blue; the dark bands on the disk are prominent in this sex, especially on fore wings. Expanse 1.10 inch.
Occurs in Texas, Arizona, southern California, and southward. The larva feeds on alfalfa and allied plants.
(14) Lycæna lygdamus (Doubleday), [Plate XCIV], Fig. 3, ♂ (The Silvery Blue).
The upper side is well shown in our illustration. The under side is pale chocolate-brown, having on both wings a submarginal band of black spots encircled with white, similar spots at the end of the cells, and one or two also on the costa of the hind wing. Expanse 0.85-1.00 inch.
Ranges from Michigan to Georgia.
(15) Lycæna heteronea Boisduval, [Plate XCIV], Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♀ (The Varied Blue).
The largest species of the genus. Male blue, female brown; the markings on upper side of latter recalling the female of the genus Chrysophanus. Expanse 1.25-1.40 inch. Below the wings are white marked with faint brown spots on the hind wings and more distinct spots on the fore wings.