BULLETIIV 



OF 



THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Vol. 10 CHARLESTON, S. C, APRIL. 1914 No. 4 



PRELIMINARY LIST OF BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY 



OF CHARLESTON 



The following list of butterflies occurring in and around Char- 

 leston is based on specimens taken and recorded in the biological 

 survey of the Charleston Museum during 1912 and 1913, chiefly 

 by myself and a few of the younger members of the Charleston 

 Natural History Society, including J. Bachman Chisolm, Charles 

 Colson, and Edward R. Jennings. It is, therefore, intended 

 merely as a summary of work done and as a basis of future study, 

 particularly for interested members of the Natural History So- 

 ciety. 



The species here listed are, unless otherwise noted, represented 

 by specimens in the Museum 's collection, to which I have trans- 

 ferred from my own collection specimens of all species which the 

 Museum had not previously secured. 



Limited literature, time, and number of workers makes the 

 collecting and preserving of our local lepidoptera necessarily slow. 

 We are hoping this year to work out many life histories in addi- 

 tion to the mere collecting. Eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids, and 

 butterflies will be most gladly received at the Museum as aids to 

 this study. Holland's Butterfly Book has been followed for 

 nomenclature and arrangement in this list. 



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