200 Catalogue of Lepidoptera with their Food-plants. 



RHOPALOCERA. 



PAPILIONIDyE. 



Papilio turnus, L. Food ; apple, quince, plum, thorn, cherry, tulip-tree, 

 willow, ash, magnolia, birch, basswood, oak, and alder. Common. 

 9 var. glaucus, L. Scarce. 



Papilio ajaz, L. Very rare, only a few specimens ever seen. Food; paw-paw. 



Papilio asterias, F. Food ; parsley, carrot, dill, parsnip, celery, anise, 

 fennel, and caraway. Common, 

 var. Calverleyi, Grote. A single specimen taken in the neighborliood of 

 new lots. Queens Co., L. I., Aug. 18(i3. (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., II, p. 

 441.) 



Papilio troilus, L. Food; sassafras and spicebush (Z<Wera6e»soi«). Common. 



Papilio chresphontes, Cram. Food ; orange, prickly-ash, and hop-tree 

 (Ptelea). Rare. 



Papilio philenor, L. Food ; Dutchman's-pipe and Virginia snakeroot 

 (Arigiolochia). Not common. 



Pieris rapae, L. Food ; cabbage, turnip, mignonette, etc. ; but especially 

 injurious to cabbage. Very common. 



Pieris oleracea, Har. Food; cabbage, turnip, radish, mustard, etc. Very 

 rare. 



Pieris protodice Bd. Food ; cabbage, mustard, and Erigeron canadensis. 

 Rare. 



Anthocharis genutia, F. Food; Sisymbnum thalianum, and Cardamine. Taken 

 at Delaware Water Gap, Pa., by Mr. C. Palm, also found at Nyack, 

 N. Y., by Mr. G. Beyer. 



Callidryas eubule, L. Food ; clover and Cassia. Very rare. Mr. Henry 

 Edwards tells me that this species appeared in large numbers at Long 

 Branch, N. .!., some years ago. Mr. S. I. Smith has taken it abun- 

 dantly at Fire Island, L. I., N. Y., in 1870. (Am. Nat. IV, p. 761.) 

 ■Occasional specimens have also been taken on Long Island and Staten 

 Island. 



Colias pliilodice, Godt* Food ; clover, pea, lupine, and lucerne. Very 

 common. 

 9 var. alba. Not common. 



Colias eurytheme, Bd. Food ; clover. Very rare. One specimen taken at 

 Astoria, L. I., by S. L. Elliot. 



Terias lisa, Bd. Food ; clover. Not common. 



Terias nicippe, Cram. Food ; clover and Cassia Marylandica. This species 

 appeared in considerable numbers in 1879, in Central Park ; but since 

 then only a few occasional specimens have been taken. 



NYMPHALIDiE. 



Danais archippus, F. Food; various species of milk-weeds {Asclepias) . 



Very common. 

 Argynnis idalia, Dr. Food ; violets. Common. 

 Argynnis cybele, F. Food ; violets. Common. 



