BULLETIN 



OF 



THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Vol. 10 CHARLESTON, S. C, MAY, 1914 No. 5 



PRELIMINARY LIST OF BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY 



OF CHARLESTON 



(Concluded.) 



FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE 

 SUBFAMILY PIERINAE: SULPHURS AND WHITES 



Pieris monuste Linn. Great Southern White. This but- 

 terfly was quite common in city gardens during October and No- 

 vember of 1912, but no observation was reported for 1913. 



Pieris protodice Boisd. and Leconte. Common White. This 

 butterfly is quite common around Hampton Park in the early 

 summer. 



Pieris rapae Linn. Cabbage-butterfly. Very common 

 from early spring till late fall, both in city and country. The 

 caterpillar is very destructive to growing cabbage plants. 



Catopsilia eubule Linn. Cloudless Sulphur. This, with 

 the exception of the Gulf Fritillary, is probably our most common 

 butterfly; its bright yellow color making it conspicuous among 

 the flowers of our gardens from March to December. 



Meganostoma caesonia StoU. Southern Dog-face. Only 

 one specimen of this butterfly has been reported. This was 



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