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grown state, feeding on violets in the spring and early 

 summer. 

 A. APHRODITE Fab. Silver spot. July and August. Larva 

 feeds on violets. Not as common as the preceding or fol- 

 lowing species. 



A. ATLANTIS Edw. Mouutaiii silver spot. The most common 

 butterfly of the island during July and August. The larva 

 feeds on violets. 



Brenthis Hubner 



B. MYRiNA Cram. Silver-bordered fritillary. Common 

 throughout the island during July and August. The larva 

 feeds on violets. 



B. BELLONA Fab. Meadow fritillary. Pond Heath ; Salisbury 

 Cove, July 24, 1925. It is local in its distribution, being 

 found only about wet meadows and bogs. The larva usu- 

 ally feeds on violets. 



EuPHYDRYAS Scudder (Melitaea auct.) 



E. PHAETON Drury. The Baltimore. Meadow south of Salis- 

 bury Cove, July 14-18, 1923. The larva feeds on turtle- 

 head {Chelone glabra). 



Melitaea Fabrieius 



M. HARRisi Scud. Harris's checker-spot. Common, Bar Har- 

 bor and S. W. Harbor, June 9-25. The larva feeds on 

 asters and turtle-head {Chelone glabra). 



Phyciodes Doubleday 



P. NYCTEis Doubl. & Hew. Silver crescent. Common, Bar 

 Harbor ; Jordan Pond, and S. W. Harbor, June 7-25. The 

 larva feeds on asters and other Compositae. 



P. THAROs Drury. Pearl crescent. Common throughout the 

 island during June, July, and August. Variable in color; 

 the spring form is knowm as marcia and the summer form 

 as morpheus. The larva feeds on aster. 



P. BATESi Reak. Tawny crescent. Specimens that seem refer- 

 able to this species have been taken at Bar Harbor and 

 S. W. Harbor, June 25 and July 24. 



