THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 1G3 



PampJiila Feckius, Kirby. — One of the most common, about equally 

 common with Cernes, Metacomet, and Hobomok. Three broods : it 

 accompanies Mystic in June, Metacomet in July, and Leouardus in 

 August and September. A few specimens on the wing as late as October, 

 which may be fragments of a fourth brood. There is a rather scarce 

 form in which the yellow spot on the under side of the secondaries is 

 divided quite in two, and another form in which the spots on the upper 

 side of the' secondaries are missing, giving the male — were it not for the 

 stigma — a very close resemblance to Cernes on the upper side. 



Pamphila Mystic, Scud. — The most common. Appears about June 

 5th and again, though very rarely, about September ist. The male varies 

 considerably ; in many cases, when superficially observed, closely resem- 

 bling Sassacus. 



Pamphila Cernes, Yidw. — Common; appearing about June 15th and 

 again, though rarely, in August. There are probably more variations in this 

 species than in any other native one. One of the most odd is a female 

 in which the subapical spots are entirely wanting and the others are very 

 much reduced in size. 



Pamphila Manataaqua, Scud.— Rather rare. July loth to x\ugust. 

 All the males yet taken have had a row of four or five indistinct spots on 

 the upper side of the secondaries, but not always on the under side. As 

 is the rule with most species of butterflies, the males appear some time 

 before the females. 



Pamphila Metacomet, Harris. — Common; about June 20th or 25th to 

 middle of July. Female varies much in the number and size of the white 

 spots. I have seen specimens of Cernes, Metacomet, and Bimacida 

 (with the white fringe worn off) which it would be almost impossible to 

 tell apart without examining the under sides. I once observed a very 

 ardent courtship carried on by a male Peckius towards a female Metacomet. 

 The female, however, seeme'd to be a little disgusted with her admirer, 

 and kept flying about from point to point. The Peckius followed her, 

 however, until an unintentional movement on my part frightened it away. 



Speaking of inter-special matings, a person who, though not an 

 entomologist, has observed butterflies a good deal, and helped me not a 

 little, solemnly affirmed that he had seen an Argynnis Idalia in coitu 

 with Phyciodes, sp. This is "coming it a little too strong." 



Pamphila Bimacida, G. and R. — Somewhat common in very wet 

 meadows, in June and July. 'I'he 9 's are apparently much in excess, 



