Index 
subfamily names, 63 
submedian vein, 20, 2r 
suboesophageal ganglion, 22, 23 
“sugaring,” 32 
Sulphurs, The, 272, 289; Alexandra, 292; 
Arctic, 293 ; Behr’s, 294; Cloudless, 286 ; 
Common, 291; Gold-and-black, 291; 
Great, 285; Labrador, 293; Large Orange, 
287; Little, 297; Mead’s, 290; Pink- 
edged, 292 ; Red-barred, 286 ; Scudder’s, 
293 ; Strecker’s, 290 
Superstitions, 90 
Suspicious Conduct, 136 
Swallowtails, The, 272, 306; Alaskan, 312; 
Common Eastern, 314; Giant, 311; 
Newfoundland, 313; Pipe-vine, 315; 
Spice-bush, 315 ; Tiger, 309 
Swinburne, quotation from, 272 
sylvanoides, Erynnis, 349 
Synchloe, genus, 159; crocale, 160; janais, 
159; lacinia, 159 
Systasea, genus, 329; zampa, 329 
Tachyris, genus, 275; ilaire, 276 
tacita, Thecla, Plate XXIX, Fig. 30 
tarquinius, Feniseca, 251 
tarsi, 17, 18 
tatila, Eunica, 176 
taumas, Limochores, 357 
taxiles, Atrytone, 365 
taygete, CEneis, 223 
taylori, Melitaea, 142 
tegulae, 17 
telamonides, Papilio, 308 
Tennyson, quotation from, 213 
Terias, genus, 294; damaris, 296; delia, 
298 ; elathea, 298; flava, 296 ; gundlachia, 
295 ; jucunda, 298 ; lisa, 297; mexicana, 
296; nicippe, 296; proterpia, 295; west- 
woodi, 297 
terissa, Kricogonia, 287 
testis, 22 
texana, Eresia, 158; Satyrus, 215 
textor, Amblyscirtes, 341 
Thanaos, genus, 332; afranius, 334; brizo, 
332 ; clitus, 336 ; funeralis, 336 ; horatius, 
336; icelus, 333 ; juvenalis, 335 ; lucilius, 
333 ; martialis, 335 ; naevius, 336; pacu- 
vius, 336; persius, 334; petronius, 335 ; 
somnus, 333 
tharos, Phyciodes, 153 
Thecla, genus, 237; acadica, 242; acis, 
240, 246; adenostomatis, 245; affinis, 
249; alcestis, 241; arsace, 248 ; augustus, 
247; autolycus, 241 ; behri, 247; blenina, 
245; calanus, 243 ; cecrops, 246; chalcis, 
244; citima, 239; clytie, 247 ; crysalus, 
239; damon, 246; discoidalis, 246; dume- 
torum, 249; edwardsi, 243 ; eryphon,248; 
favonius, 240; grunus, 238 ; halesus, 239; 
henrici, 248; humuli, 242; ines, 247; 
irus, 248; itys, 243; beta, 249; liparops, 
244; m-album, 240; martialis, 240; meli- 
nus, 242 ; nelsoni, 245 ; niphon, 249; 
saepium, 244; simaetnis, 246; siva, 246; 
spinetorum, 243; tacita, Plate XXIX, 
Fig. 30; titus, 250; wittfeldi, 241 
thekla, Melitaea, 147 
theonus, Lycaena, 270 
Thibet, 172 
thoas, Papilio, 311 
thoe, Chrysophanus, 253 
thorax, 7, 14, 17, 22, 23 
Thoreau, Quotation from, 93 
Thorybes, genus, 324; aemilia,325; bathyl- 
lus, 325 ; epigena, 325 ; pylades, 324 
Thymelicus, genus, 350 ; aetna, 351; bret- 
tus, 351; mystic, 351 
tibia, 17, 18 
tiger, 63 
Timetes, genus, 179; chiron, 180; coresia 
180; petreus, 180 
tip for inflating tube, 46 
titus, Thecla, 250 
tityrus, Epargyreus, 323 
Tokyo, 149 
Tongue. See Proboscis 
Tortoise, The Compton, 168 
Tortoise-shells, The, 167; the California, 
168; Milbert’s, 169 
tracheae, 15, 22 
“ Transactions of the American Entomo¬ 
logical Society,” 73 
transformations, egg to caterpillar, 5; 
caterpillar to chrysalis, 11; chrysalis to 
butterfly, 13 
triclaris, Brenthis, 130 
tritonia, Geirocheilus, 211 
trochanter, 17, 18 
troilus, Papilio, 315 
tulcis, Eresia, 158 
turnus, Papilio, 309 
Turritis, 285 
Twin-spot, The, 361 
tyndarus, Erebia, 210 
types of butterflies named by W. H. Ed¬ 
wards, vi ; used in preparation of this 
book, vii 
typhon, Coenonympha, 206 
uhleri, CEneis, 222 
Umbelliferae, 312, 313, 314 
umbrosa, Grapta, 164 
uncas, Erynnis, 349 
Uncle Jotham’s Boarder, 233 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
49 - 73 
United States National Museum, 73 
upper discocellular vein, 21 
upper radial vein, 20, 21 
Urtica, 164, 169 
urtica, Vanessa, 169 
Urticaceae, 164, 165 
Utility of Entomology, The, 256 
Vanessa, genus, 167; antiopa, 5, 7, 94, 169; 
californica, 168; j-album, 168; milberti, 
169; urticse, 169; vau-album, 168; xan 
thomelas, 168 
vanillae, Dione, 97 
varieties, 64; insular, 64 
varuna, CEneis, 222 
vau-album, Vanessa, 168 
veins of wings, 20, 21 
verna, Euphyes, 360 
vernalis, Pieris, 278 
Vertex, definition of, 14 
vesta, Phyciodes, 152 
vialis, Amblyscirtes, 340 
viator, Phycanassa, 362 
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