98 The Ottawa Naturalist. [August 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM CENTRAL NEW 

 BRUNSWICK. 



By Wm. H. Mooke, Scotch Lake, N.B. 



The following notes were jotted down during the seasons of 

 1901 and 1907. 



April 4th, a species of Grapta, probably faunus, was observed 

 on the house. 



April 1 1th, two Vanessa antiopa, one V. milhertii. 



April 12th, Grapta j. -album: Graptas were common. 



April 18th, one V. milbertii. Very few examples of this 

 species are seen here. 



May 6th, LyccBna marginata, common by 9th. 



May 14th, Pieris napi, rather rare here now. 



May 21st, Thecla augustus, very scarce here. 



May 23rd, Papilio turnus; last seen July 19th. 



May 24th, P. asterias. Full grown larvae were found on 

 carraway July 12th. Very small larva; were noticed on carrots 

 July 26th. A full grown larva taken July 26th was sluggish 

 the next day and pupated on 28th. The chrysalis was a beauti- 

 ful shade of light green with the protuberances on the back 

 yellow. On August 8th the colour was decidedly darker and 

 before noon a male butterfly emicrged. 



August 6th, a caterpillar of P. asterias was found hung up 

 in a crevice of a barn; the following day it had changed to a 

 chrysalis, which was much darker in colour than the first one 

 mentioned. 



Many imagoes oi P. asterias were seen from August 4th to 8th, 

 changing to chrysalis form. A period of thirteen days elapsed 

 from full grown larva to imago; but some individuals winter 

 in the chrysalis stage. A female when laying her eggs hovers 

 over a leaf and with curved abdomen places the egg upon the 

 under side of the leaf. 



May 26th, Pieris napi and P. rapes and Papilio ttirnus seen. 



June 4th, Thanaos icelus. 



June 5th, Brenthis myrina first seen. P. turnus and Pieris 

 rapce very plentiful. 



June 11th, Lyccena lucia, Phyciodes tharos, Eudamus pylades 

 and Thorybes hobomok. 



June 15th, Chrysophanus hypophlceas, Basilarchia disippus. 



June 13th, Anosia plexippns taken on choke-cherry bloom, 

 another seen the next day. One secured August 8th was newly 

 hatched. August 16th, a chrysalis of this species was found 



