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AOAPETIDiE 



Bnodia portlandia Fabr. Portlandia Butterfly. 



This woodland butterfly was taken in the Bates woods (Sta. IV) 

 Aug. 15 (No. 63) and on June 28, 191 1 (No. 7678), by T. L. Han- 

 kinson. 



The larva feeds upon grasses. Fiske ('01, pp. 33-34) gives a 

 good description of the haunts of this species. Years ago I found it 

 abundant near Bloomington (Orendorf Springs), 111., in dense, damp, 

 shady woods. It is as characteristic of shade as most species are of 

 sunshine. 



Cissia curytns Fabr. Eurytus Butterfly. 



This is also a woodland butterfly. It was taken in the Bates 

 woods by T. L. Hankinson June 28, 191 1 (No. 7678). The larva 

 feeds upon grass. 



Lyc^nid.^ 

 Bvcrcs coiuyntas Gdt. 



This small blue butterfly was taken on the open upper slopes of 

 the wooded south ravine in the Bates forest (Sta. IV, &) Aug. 22 

 (No. 161). 



The larva feeds upon red clover and Desmodiiim. 



Hesperhd^ 



Bpargyreiis tityrus Fabr. Common Skipper. 



This caterpillar was found in the open glade in the lowland for- 

 est (Sta. I\', c), folded within a leaf of sassafras, Aug. 26 (No. 



I have taken this butterfly many times at Bloomington, 111. ; and 

 have found the larvse folded in leaves of the yellow locust, Robinia, 

 upon which they had evidently been feeding. 



SPHINGIDiE 



Cressonia jiiglandis Sm. and Abb. 



This caterpillar was taken on low branches of the shell-bark hick- 

 ory, Carya ovata, in the upland forest (Sta. IV, a) Aug. 20 (No. 

 102). 



The larva feeds upon walnut, ironwood, and hickory. Our speci- 

 men bore a large number of cocoons of a hymenopterous parasite. 

 When handled, this larva makes a peculiar squeaking sound (Bull. 

 54, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agr., p. 80. 1905). 



