This species is found generally from southern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. It is not, so far as is known, found on the Pacific coast.
(2) =Chlorippe antonia=, Edwards, Plate XXIII, Fig. 12, ♂ (Antonia).
_Butterfly._--Bright yellowish-fulvous on the upper side. Easily distinguished from _celtis_ by the two eye-spots near the margin of the primaries. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
(3) =Chlorippe montis=, Edwards, Plate XXII, Fig. 7, ♂; Fig. 8, ♀ (The Mountain Emperor).
_Butterfly._--Very closely allied to _C. antonia_ in the style and location of the markings, but tinted with pale ashen-gray on the upper side of the wings, and not yellowish-fulvous as in the last-named species. Expanse, ♂, 1.75 inch; ♀, 2.15 inches.
_Montis_ occurs in Arizona and Colorado, and by some writers is regarded as a varietal form of _antonia_, in which opinion they may be correct.
(4) =Chlorippe leilia=, Edwards, Plate XXIII, Fig. 11, ♂ (Leilia).
_Butterfly._--Like _antonia_, this species has two extra-median eye-spots on the primaries, and thus may be distinguished from _celtis_. From _antonia_ it may be separated by its larger size and the deeper reddish-brown color of the upper surfaces. Expanse, 2.10-2.50 inches.
So far we have received this butterfly only from Arizona.
(5) =Chlorippe alicia=, Plate XXIII, Fig. 9, ♂; Fig. 10, ♀ (Alicia).
_Butterfly._--Very bright fawn at the base of the wings, shading into pale buff outwardly. There is but one eye-spot on the primaries. The six eye-spots on the secondaries are black and very conspicuous. The marginal bands are darker and heavier than in any other species of the genus. Expanse, ♂, 2.00 inches; ♀, 2.50 inches.
The early stages are only partially known.
_Alicia_ ranges through the Gulf States from Florida to Texas.
(6) =Chlorippe clyton=, Boisduval and Leconte, Plate XXIII, Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♀; Plate III, Fig. 20, _larva_; Plate IV, Figs. 15-17, _chrysalis_ (The Tawny Emperor).
_Butterfly_, ♂.--The fore wings without an extra-median eye-spot, and the secondaries broadly obscured with dark brown or blackish, especially on the outer borders, so that the eye-spots are scarcely, if at all, visible.
♀.--Much larger and paler in color than the male, the eye-spots on the secondaries conspicuous. Expanse, ♂, 2.00 inches; ♀, 2.50-2.65 inches.