THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 280 



KENTUCKY BUTTERFLIES. 



BY HATTIE H. WARNER, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. 



The following list has for its foundation a collection belonging to the 

 Experiment Station of the Kentucky State College. The diurnal Lepi- 

 doptera have not been made the object of special collecting by the Station 

 entomologist, and doubtless a good many species will be added in the 

 future : — 



1. Papilio ajax, Linn. Common in all wooded regions throughout 

 the State. High Bridge, Nortonville, Clay's Ferry, etc. 



2. Papilio philenor, Linn. Frequent throughout the State. Bowling 

 Green, Nortonville, Lexington, etc. 



3. Papilio asterias, Fab. Frequent everywhere in the State. 



4. Papilio troilus, Linn. Common locally. Specimens from Glas- 

 gow, Clay's Ferry, Fulton, etc. 



5. Papilio ttirnus, Linn. Very common everywhere. Specimens 

 from Providence, Lexington, Nortonville, Clay's Ferry, etc. 



6. Papilio cresphontes, Cram. Rather rare. Lexington, Bowling 

 Green. 



7. Pieris protodice, Boisd. and Lee. Common some seasons, gener- 

 ally rare. Lexington. 



8. Pieris rapce, Linn. Very common everywhere. 



9. Nathalis iole, Boisd. Very rare. 



10. Callidryas eubule, Linn. Rather common locally in Western 

 Kentucky. 



11. Col ias ccesojiia, ^ioW. Lexington. Not common. 



12. Colias philodice, Godt. The most abundant butterfly of Kentucky. 

 Occurs in large swarms about damp sand in the latter part of summer. 



13. Terias nicippe. Cram. Common everywhere in lowlands. 

 Lexington, Nicholasville, Bowling Green, High Bridge, etc. 



14. Terias lisa, Boisd. and Lee. Found only occasionally. Speci- 

 mens from Glasgow. 



15. DaJiais archippus, Yah. Common everywhere. 



16. Argynnis diafia, Cram. Very rare. A specimen was collected by 

 Prof H. Garman, at East Cairo, several years ago. 



1 7. Argyjinis cybele, Fab. Common about thistles in summer. 



18. Euptoieta claudia, Cram. Common in fall all over the State. 

 Lexington, Bowling Green, East Hickman. 



