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Zere7ie eurydice, Boisd. — Not common. It is abundant to the nortli 

 in Marin and Sonoma counties, where its food-plant, Amorpha californica, 

 is found. 



Euryvius envy theme, Boisd., and varieties ariadne, Edw., and 

 keeivaydin, Edw. — Very common everywhere, especially flying about the 

 flowers o{ Brassica, Radix and alfalfa. 



NVMPHALIDiE. 



Agraulis vanillcE. — Very rare. I have taken but a single specimen, 

 in late August. The larva feeds on Fassiflorce, the Passion vines. 



Argyiinis corojiis, Behr. — Common throughout California. In this 

 county it appears toward the end of May, sometimes earlier, and is also 

 found on the wing in August and September. Like the other local 

 A?-gyn?iids, except, perhaps, callippe, it flies almost altogether in the 

 mountains, about the flowers of the wild tansy, which grows on the dry 

 hillsides. The larva feeds on wild violet. 



Argy7iHis liliana, Hy. Edw. — Liliaiia is intermediate between 

 callippe and coronis, partaking of the characters of both. ' It is not at all 

 rare in the Santa Cruz Mountains, emerging towards the middle of June 

 and flying about the flowers of the wild tansy. Food-plant wild violet. 



Argyujiis callippe, Boisd. — This species is the most common one in 

 the lower foothills and valleys. I have seen quite a number in early fall 

 about the sloughs of the marshes near the bay. There is but one genera- 

 tion, the imagines emerging in June and July. As with our other local 

 species of this genus, the food-plant is viola. 



Argy/inis adiaste, Behr. — The habits of adiaste are much similar to 

 those of the preceding species. It usually appears about the end of June, 

 but this year I took many flne specimens the last day of May. Females 

 were also quite common this year, whereas they are ordinarily quite rare. 

 Adiaste is very limited, only occurring, so far as known to me, from San 

 Francisco (San Francisco County) to Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), a 

 distance of about eighty miles. 



Argy?inis egleis, Boisd. — I have not seen this species, but Mr. 

 Grundel tells me it is not rare at Mt. Hamilton in early July. 



Bre?ithis epithore, Boisd. — Epithore flies in the open patches near 

 shaded woods, where its food-plant, viola, is found. I have never seen it 

 in the lower hills or valleys. 



Lemo7iias chalcedon, Dbl. and Hew. — Very abundant and variable. 

 The larva feeds on a variety of plants, more especially Mimulus, Castileja, 

 and occasionally Rosa. Last summer I saw a curious female aberration 



