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Euptoieta claudia, occasionally at any elevation, very large. 



Argynnis cipris, occasionally on flowers at lower levels. 



" eurynome, everywhere among flowers from highest to lowest 

 places. 



triclaris, rather common in boggy valleys below, very partial 

 to flowers of Polygonuin erectnm. 

 helena, common everywhere above timber. 

 freya, not rare on grassy slopes everywhere. 



Melitcea anicia, very common and in great variety everywhere. 



pa/la, a smoky colored alpine race, very wild and difficult to catch. 



Phyciodes Camillas, everywhere abundant. 



Grapta zephyrus, rather common among willows below. 

 " safyrus, occasionally among willows below. 



Vanessa californica, abundant on top of range feeding on flowers of 

 Saxifraga cespitosa; also rather common below among willows. 



Limenitis weidemeyeri, occasionally among willows below. 



Ceonyuipha ochracea, a few on dry side hills below, very large and bright. 



Erebia epipsodea; this with the form brucei Elwes, taken in about equal 

 numbers in a rather wet location near the camp, 13,000 feet alti- 

 tude. This is the highest station I have known for this insect 

 anywhere. 



Erebia callias, common on grassy mountain sides in company with Colias 

 meadii in August. 



Erebia magdalena, seen every day on precipitous and cliffy rocks at 

 highest elevations, very difficult to get at generally, owing to the 

 character of its habitat; caught eleven fine examples one day at 

 one favorite spot, a gravelly tract made very damp by the melting 

 snow just above it. 



Chionobas brucei, abundant on elevated grassy slopes. 

 asno, abundant on highest peaks. 

 chryxits, occasionally anywhere in barren spots. 



Chrysophanus snowii, not abundant, yet found about every elevated point; 

 extremely wary and difficult to take, more so than any other 

 mountain species ; found a full-fed larva on Oxyria digyna 

 (mountain sorrel). 



Lyccsna sapiolus\ on flowers below. 

 antiacis, 

 podarce, 

 " shasta, on gravelly tracts and bare stony spots at highest altitude. 



Pieris calyce, a few on highest peaks, strangely different in behavior to 

 the Occidentalis found below. They have the same impetuous 

 spiteful flight after intruders that characterises most of the true 

 alpine species ; then circling round and returning to the same 

 rock like Chionobas a-no. The change of habitat in this insect 

 and M. palla is remarkable. 



Anthocharis julia, a few on flowers at timber line. 



