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Colias philodice, common as usual. 



var. alba, common on blue daisy, Sept. i to 20- 

 Pieris rapes, common. 



oleracea, only three specimens taken. 

 Papilio troilus, only one specimen taken. 



asferias, only two seen but not taken. 

 turnus; only five or six seen this year, but in 1893 they 

 were quite plentiful, and in 1892 they could be counted by 

 hundreds flying about Syringa bushes. 



Pamphila pcckius , P. napa, P. manataaqua, P. zabulon, common. 

 Eudamus tityrus, common, July. 

 bathyllus, common. 



HETEROCERA. 



Hemaris diffinis, three specimens. 

 Amp/lion nessus, one taken June 7, 1894. 



Deilephila lineala, D. cliamcenerii, rare this year, but quite com- 

 mon in 1893. 



Darapsa chcerilus, quite common. 



Smerintlms modesta, fifteen specimens; June 25 to July 10. 

 geminatus, not as plentiful as in 1893. 

 ophthalmicus, five specimens; June 29 to July 20. 

 Paonias my ops, rare this year, but plentiful in 1893. 

 exc&catus, rare. 



dark variety % fairly common. 

 Cressonia juglandis, one specimen, 9 . 

 Sphinx kahnicE, common. 



gordiics, very rare this year, but plentiful in 1893. 

 drupiferarum, fairly common. 



chersis, one specimen observed, but it escaped; I think 

 there have been only three ever taken here. 

 Ellema harrisii, more common than usual. 

 Daremma undulosa, very common. 

 Ceratomia amynior, rare. 

 Prionoxystus robinice, three specimens. 

 , one specimen. 

 , one specimen. 



Alypia octomacidata, very common. 

 Mamestra bella, only two or three battered specimens. 

 Ctenncha virginica, common. 



